Una copia de seguridad completa del sitio es una de las mejores defensas contra cualquier tipo de amenaza a la seguridad de su sitio web.
Copias de seguridad regulares son una cosa que cada propietario del sitio debe tener. En el pasado, le mostramos cómo mantener su contenido seguro con BackupBuddy y cómo crear manualmente copias de seguridad de la base de datos de WordPress.
Sin embargo, lo mejor de WordPress es que dispone de múltiples opciones para hacer cualquier cosa.
En este tutorial, le mostraremos cómo crear una copia de seguridad de WordPress de forma gratuita utilizando BackWPup.
¿Por qué crear una copia de seguridad de WordPress?
Todos los propietarios de sitios web deben crear copias de seguridad periódicas de sus sitios web para asegurarse de que sus datos permanecen seguros en caso de accidente.
Hay varias cosas que pueden afectar a los datos de tu sitio web, por ejemplo:
- Malware para sitios web que inyecta código malintencionado en su sitio web.
- Ransomware que bloquea los datos de su sitio web.
- Borrado accidental de archivos o datos importantes del sitio web debido a un error humano o del servidor.
Puede que piense que su empresa de alojamiento de WordPress ofrece copias de seguridad periódicas.
Sin embargo, según nuestra experiencia, esas copias de seguridad no son fiables. ¿Qué ocurre si la empresa de alojamiento pierde sus datos? ¿O qué pasa si suspenden tu cuenta por alguna razón y se niegan a devolverte tus datos?
Por este motivo, debe crear siempre sus propias copias de seguridad de WordPress.
Hay varias maneras de automatizar todo el proceso de copia de seguridad utilizando uno de estos excelentes plugins de copia de seguridad de WordPress.
Nota: Las copias de seguridad de BackWPup solo pueden restaurarse manualmente. Es por eso que recomendamos el uso de Duplicator, que es la mejor solución de copia de seguridad de WordPress y es bien conocido por las características de restauración y migración de sitios fiables.
Dicho esto, vamos a ver cómo crear fácilmente una copia de seguridad de WordPress utilizando BackWPup
Creación de copias de seguridad de WordPress con BackWPup
Para este tutorial, usaremos BackWPup para crear una copia de seguridad gratuita de WordPress.
Primero, necesitas instalar y activar el plugin BackWPup. Para más detalles, consulte nuestro tutorial sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Paso 1: Crear un trabajo de copia de seguridad
Al activar el plugin, necesita visitar la página BackWPUP ” Añadir nuevo trabajo. Un trabajo en BackWPup es un conjunto de instrucciones que usted proporciona al plugin acerca de la copia de seguridad que desea hacer.
En primer lugar, proporcione un nombre para su trabajo. Puede ser cualquier cosa que le ayude a recordar lo que hace esta copia de seguridad. En nuestro ejemplo, estamos usando “Copia de seguridad semanal de WordPress”.
A continuación, seleccione las tareas que desea que realice esta copia de seguridad. Le recomendamos que marque / compruebe todas las opciones.
Desplázate un poco hacia abajo hasta la sección “Destino del trabajo”. Aquí es donde puede seleccionar dónde desea almacenar la copia de seguridad.
Puede almacenar archivos de copia de seguridad en su servidor, enviarlos por correo electrónico, hacer copias de seguridad en FTP y subirlos a Dropbox, Amazon S3, Windows Azure, Rackspace y SugarSync.
Haga lo que haga, NO guarde las copias de seguridad en su servidor. Esto anula el propósito de crear la copia de seguridad, que es tener una copia de seguridad de su sitio web guardada en otro lugar.
Para este tutorial, utilizaremos Dropbox.
Al elegir una opción se añadirá una nueva pestaña al menú Trabajo.
Importante: No olvides hacer clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para guardar tus ajustes.
Ahora, cambie a la nueva pestaña con el nombre del destino donde desea almacenar su copia de seguridad. Por ejemplo, si eliges Dropbox, entonces verás una pestaña titulada ‘A: Dropbox’.
Desde aquí, puedes establecer los ajustes de tu cuenta en la nube. Por ejemplo, si has seleccionado Dropbox, solo tienes que hacer clic en el botón “Get Dropbox App auth code” para establecer los ajustes. A continuación, se te indicará que permitas el acceso de la aplicación a tu cuenta de Dropbox y que establezcas una carpeta para tus copias de seguridad.
Después, haz clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para guardar tus ajustes.
Paso 2: Programar la copia de seguridad
A continuación, debe cambiar a la pestaña Programación. En la opción “Iniciar trabajo”, elija la opción “con WordPress cron”.
WordPress cron es el sistema integrado de WordPress que se utiliza para ejecutar tareas programadas.
Ahora, desplázate un poco hacia abajo y elige la frecuencia de tu trabajo de copia de seguridad. Le recomendamos que elija una frecuencia semanal o mensual, dependiendo de la frecuencia con la que actualice el contenido de su sitio web.
A continuación, haz clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para establecer los ajustes.
Paso 3: Seleccionar qué incluir en la copia de seguridad
Ahora, debe elegir lo que desea incluir o excluir de la copia de seguridad.
Cambie a la pestaña “Copia de seguridad de base de datos” y seleccione las tablas que desea incluir en la copia de seguridad. Si no está seguro, seleccione todas las tablas.
Haz clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para establecer los ajustes.
A continuación, vaya a la pestaña “Archivos”. Desde aquí, puedes elegir qué archivos excluir de la copia de seguridad.
Si no está seguro, deje las opciones por defecto como están.
De nuevo, haz clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para establecer los ajustes.
Ahora, tienes que cambiar a la pestaña “Exportar XML”. Desde aquí, puedes generar un archivo de exportación XML compatible con WordPress de todo tu contenido.
Las opciones por defecto funcionarán para la mayoría de los sitios web.
Guarda los cambios y pasa a la pestaña “Plugins”.
Aquí, la copia de seguridad plugin generará una lista de texto de todos los plugins instalados en su sitio web de WordPress.
Por último, haz clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para establecer los ajustes.
Paso 4: Ejecutar la copia de seguridad
Ahora que ha creado una tarea de copia de seguridad, debe ejecutarla por primera vez.
Vaya a la página de BackWPup ” Trabajos y haga clic en el enlace ‘Ejecutar ahora’ debajo del trabajo que creó anteriormente.
El plugin ejecutará la copia de seguridad y le mostrará el progreso.
Esto puede tardar un poco, dependiendo del tamaño de su sitio web. Una vez que haya terminado, verá un mensaje de correcto.
Ahora puede verificar el archivo de copia de seguridad visitando la fuente de destino (como Dropbox o la otra opción de almacenamiento que eligió anteriormente).
Cómo diagnosticar los trabajos de copia de seguridad de WordPress en BackWPup
Ejecutar un trabajo de copia de seguridad puede causar una carga extra en su servidor de alojamiento. Esto puede dar lugar a trabajos de copia de seguridad inacabados.
Además, en la mayoría de los servicios de alojamiento compartido, existe un límite de tiempo o memoria que puede consumir un script. Cuando su servidor detiene BackWPup por sobrepasar el límite de tiempo o memoria, espera un tiempo y luego reanuda el proceso. En este caso, tomará un tiempo para que el trabajo de copia de seguridad termine.
Lo primero que debe hacer para corregir esto es aumentar su límite de memoria PHP, luego vaya a BackWPup ” Ajustes y haga clic en la pestaña ‘Trabajos’.
Aumenta la opción ‘Número máximo de reintentos para los pasos del trabajo’. El valor por defecto es 3, y puede aumentarlo a 5 y ver si esto funciona para usted.
A continuación, desplácese hasta la opción “Reducir la carga del servidor” y seleccione la opción “media” o “mínima”.
Por último, asegúrate de hacer clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” de la parte inferior para establecer los ajustes.
Restauración de su sitio web a partir de una copia de seguridad
Desafortunadamente, BackWPup no viene con una característica de restauración de 1 clic. Es por eso que tendrá que restaurar manualmente su sitio web desde diferentes archivos de copia de seguridad.
Para obtener instrucciones detalladas, consulte nuestro artículo acerca de cómo restaurar WordPress a partir de una copia de seguridad y siga las instrucciones de restauración manual de la base de datos y los archivos de WordPress.
Si desea un plugin de copia de seguridad de WordPress con una opción de restauración más sencilla, le recomendamos que utilice Duplicator. También hay una versión gratuita de Duplicator con menos opciones de copia de seguridad.
Para más información, puede consultar nuestra reseña / valoración completa de Duplicator.
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a crear una copia de seguridad completa de WordPress con BackWPup. Puede que también quieras ver nuestra guía de seguridad de WordPress para obtener más consejos para proteger tu sitio web o nuestra selección de expertos de los mejores plugins de seguridad de WordPress para proteger tu sitio.
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Eloise says
BackWPUp just changed the way the plugin accesses / stores backup files in Dropbox. The info they have given is pretty rubbish! Please can you update this article to reflect those changes, and advise users on how best to re-connect BackWPUp with Dropbox? Cheers!
WPBeginner Support says
We will certainly look into updating this article. If you reach out to BackWPUp they should be able to help and clarify on anything that is confusing in their documentation as well
Administrador
Duncan McCormack says
Hey guys, I’ve just had a look at this backup plugin on its page.
You have to BUY the pro version to do a RESTORE!!!
That right??? Sure reads that way to me.
WPBeginner Support says
They created a method to restore the backup using the plugin rather than manually and that feature they are requiring pro, you can still restore your site manually without the pro version.
Administrador
James says
In the dropbox tab, for me today 2/10/19, next to the Authentication it said ” not Authenticated “, and said create an account. but i already have an account so it would not give me the allow the plugin option. However, I clicked on the dropbox Authentication button, it then brought up my dropbox and it displayed a code. Copy and pasted that code into the box and it then went to the allow BackWPup. Just in case anyone else comes across that problem. But thanks for the tutorial, one of many that I use..
WPBeginner Support says
Thanks for sharing this solution should someone else run into this error
Administrador
Monika says
Can this create a WooCommerce backup as well or do I need a specific plugin for that one?
Chris says
If you cant see the re-authenticate option in your drop box account then you need to just click on the button below this one in your backup plugin settings. It will then prompt you to allow access and grant a code.
I had the same issue and it worked for me.
Chris
Eloise says
Hi,
The layout on BackWPup seems to have changed bit since this article was written – the Jobs tab now seems to be called Schedule, and when I go in there I can’t find an option to set the number of server re-tries..?
Every other site I’m using BackWPup on works fine. But one site that I manage is having a few problems; the site is quite large, lots of plugins, and I keep getting error messages that ZIP files are not closing properly during execution. Any thoughts/revisions that might be helpful please?
Many thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Eloise,
We will update the article. Meanwahile, please contact plugin support and see if they can help you out.
Administrador
john moses says
Nice writeup. Ihave done backup before but I wasn’t able to restore my Media Library images. When you bakup with this plugin, and you restore, will the will the media library images be restored too?
WPBeginner Support says
Hey John,
Yes they will be included. However, make sure that you create a complete WordPress backup and not just the Database backup.
Administrador
Ravi Dixit says
A very helpful post.
Can you tell me how to save backups files to the local disk of the computer with BackWPup plugin?
moumita says
wpbeginner, you are my only destination whenever I face any wp issues. Really cant imagine using wordpress without your help
Olga says
Very useful! Thanks a lot ;-))
Pierre BLAZER says
Hi there ! I just installed BackWPup, and I can see there are several possibilities to archive the backup in the GENERAL tab: ZIP, TAR, TAR GZIP etc. Afterward, under the DATABASE tab for example, the choice to compress is only: GZIP or NOTHING, so I’m a bit confused. What should I do if I chose ZIP as an archive? Should I choose GZIP ?? Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Pierre,
Yes, you should choose Gzip. It is a compression format just like zip.
Administrador
anders says
Does this have support with Azure ARM Storage. I get this error:
400 Value: The value for one of the HTTP headers is not in the correct format.
Seems like there is a issue with the API this version is using. Anyone have managed to do this successfully with ARM Cold Storage account?
Don Saroos says
Thanks but one thing missing i cant actually connect to dropbox any little help will be highly welcomed
Aakarshit Choudhary says
hey bro!
I am a wordpress begineer!
Please tell me how I can use this backup on my website if my website crashes?
Jane Bonney says
I found the instructions fairly clear and helpful, although sometimes the phrasing could be a little better to make the instructions better.
When I backed up I got the following error mesages:
ERROR: Dropbox API: (56) SSL read: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0), errno 104
ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 5150 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution.
So what do I do please?
JANE BONNEY says
I discovered this was because my dropbox was full. So the solution was simply to delete some of the media I had uploaded and not used or increase dropbox space allowance.
Rachel says
Hi! Thanks for this great post! When creating a job – I say to back up to Dropbox but it doesn’t say ‘Reauthenticate’….It just says Create account. I already have a Dropbox account, so when I click on Create Account it doesn’t request permission as shown in this post, it tells me how much available space I have and prompts me to get more. I’m stuck on what to do.
Chris says
same here for me too. I tried everything but not sure if its because you need to have a paid account that supports API integration.
Francis says
I use BackWPup on my site and it shows it has backed up correctly and the test mail has also arrived but I do not get the backups sent to my email. I tried different email accounts but it doesn’t send anything unless there is an error. How can I get the backups sent to email and how can I download them? Thanks very much.
WPBeginner Support says
Please contact the plugin support.
Administrador
Nikhil Ganotra says
Earlier I was using backupWordPress and it was consuming too much bandwidth. This plugin is awesome!
Deja says
Hi, I have the same error: “Not expected HTTP response body: 429 Too many requests body { padding-top: 60px; /* 60px to make the container go all the way to the bottom of the topbar */ } Error 429 Too many requests”
Does anyone know the solution for this? Many thanks in advance.
Gil Andrei says
Hi, on your past article you said that restoring WordPress from BackWPUp is simple, how would you do that? Thanks!
Sacha says
Thanks for the great post, BackWPup looks like a very good option for me. But how would you restore from a backup?
Tracey says
Another great post. I really don’t know what I’d do without your website. its he first thing I turn to if I get stuck with something on my blog! Many, many thanks.
Obidigwe Kenechukwu says
Thanks for this great article, I love what you people.
I just got one question: what is the role of wordpress default “Blog import and export” as regard backing up of site?
Please I need to know.
Thanks once again.
Karan says
Hello,
Does it really create a full backup including all the settings, posts, media etc? Will this backup enough to restore a completely formatted site?
Thanks
Karan
Melinda says
Thanks for the article! I tried using this plugin message, but I received an error message when backing up.
Not expected HTTP response body: 429 Too many requests body { padding-top: 60px; /* 60px to make the container go all the way to the bottom of the topbar */ } Error 429 Too many requests
I’m not very knowledgeable about coding, can you help!
Anna says
I’m exploring this topic because I’m about to set up my first WP site. I’m wondering, however, if every site really needs so much attention paid to back-up? Our site will essentially be static, that is, it’s not a blog so there are no posts, nor are there comments: its content comprises text and photos which are ours and are backed-up elsewhere.
I will be using a purchased theme so those files, as well, are elsewhere. Of course the entire site once created will position the photos and text according to the theme and that will involve customization and work. That I can see the value of backing-up, but a one-time ought to do it, no?
I’d appreciate someone experienced helping me clarify this! Thanks.
Leonid says
If you have a static site, you don’t need WordPress for it. Just build HTML/CSS site.
Aniket says
Hey
Thanks for coming up with an important topic. I am already using backwpup on my site.
I am using the dropbox option. But, the dropbox comes with a limited space of 2GB.
What should I do after this?
Should I delete some of the previous files to generate space? If yes, which files should I delete?
WPBeginner Support says
You can download older backups to your computer.
Administrador
Hasnain Abid Khanzada says
Hello Bro,I Have Done All The Things But I Am Getting The Error When Trying To Run The Backup..The Error Is ” The HTTP response test get an error “Failure when receiving data from the peer “…Hope That You Will Solve The Problem.
Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
Please contact the plugin support. They will be able to help you better.
Administrador
Andy Lawrence says
Hey, I’ve been trying this for a while but when I run the script to back up, it doesn’t ever finish. I’ve followed all the instructions but it’s not working.
Kenrick says
hi great summary! To bad i am getting this errorwhen I try to back up
ERROR: Signal 15 is sent to script!
How to fix this?
Thanks.
Ayesha says
Thanks, I just backed up my site using this method, before I was just using another free backup plugin and this works just as well
Michale says
Did you ever try to restore a site from a backup made using BackWPup? Since BackWPup doesn’t have a “Restore backup” option, that would be an interesting post..
Ziacinzia says
HI, thank you for this article. I have an issue though, my dropbox is almost full and as my site grows, it takes more and more space, so I wonder what i should do when I run out of space? Is there a similar alternative to dropbox to save the backup jobs? Many thanks
WPBeginner Staff says
You can purchase more space. Alternately you can try saving your backups to Google Drive.
Ziacinzia says
I read that Google Drive does not encrypt files and is not a safe option. May I please have your view on that? Thank you
WPBeginner Staff says
1. The backups on your hosting service provider are sometimes not available. Also these backups could get compromised. Sometimes web hosting companies may even terminate your account without giving you enough time to get your files. In all these scenarios, and there are many others too, the user looses the access to their backup files.
2. Saving backups on the same server as your website actually defeats the purpose of backing up in the first place. For example, if the security of your server is compromised then your backup files could get affected too. This would make it immensely difficult for you to restore your website.
Michael Einstein says
OK.. I understand and this makes sense.. So would the WordPress Backup to Dropbox be a good option as an alternate place to store the backups, or perhaps to my google drive? Although I do worry a bit that these sites aren’t totally secure either. Only other option is if I can configure a backup to go to an external drive I have on my home computer that gets backed up everynight to a cloud-based backup.. That way I would have it on my home computer AND on the cloud. But this won’t work if my home computer is turned-off, although it is “usually on”.
Michael
Michael Einstein says
A few Newbie questions here:
1) If I use Bluehost for a hosted WordPress site, that comes with daily backups of my entire site. Why would I also need a seperate wordpress backup solution? Couldn’t I always just restore my site if anything ever happened through my cPANEL in Bluehost?
2) In this article, it says: “Whatever you do, DO NOT store the backups on your server.” Why? Isn’t this a good/secure place to store your backup since it also will get backed-up? Where else would I store it? Dropbox?? That actually sounds less safe and secure then in a dedicated directory somewhere on my hosting server.
Thanks for the help!
Regards,
Michael
Duncan McCormack says
It’s redundancy surely.
I think it’s a good idea to either use another backup technology (plugins) as well as your hosted provider method.
I also think it’s a good idea to download your hosted provider backups and put ‘em elswhere (on your work/home PC?) – but I’m happy to trust cloud technology providers, particularly Google and Microsoft. I reckon Dropbox are pretty trustworth too, eh? Surely.
WPBeginner Support says
Correct, it is mainly for redundancy and so you have control over your backups
Administrador
tealady46 says
I’ve followed the tutorial and am being told that it’s all backed up but when I’ve checked in my dropbox folder, I can’t see it. Any ideas??
Eloise says
There will be a separate BackWPup folder in your Dropbox – it’s not immediately obvious, so have a look around. Took me a couple of mins to find it when I first started doing using BackWPup too!
Bala Chandar says
I got an error like “The HTTP response test get an error “connect() timed out!”
Vitaliy Kolos says
OK, I’ve backed up my files, database, list of plugins, but now I’m sort of stuck because I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do next. I mean I know I’m supposed to restore certain files, but I’m afraid that I’ll override something that I actually need. Do I just leave wp-config.php alone and update the rest or what am I supposed to do next?
harishchouhan says
I have been using BackWPup since a while, but the “This APP will have access to your entire DropBox” scares me. With so many security issues being exploited every now and then, one wrong step, and I hope my DropBox data is not compromised.
Cypherinfo says
I did another copy and this again only the home page was showed; the other pages are redirected to the xampp setting http://localhost/xampp/ I tried to delete the .htaccess and every web page different from the home one report 404 error object not found; any advice?
I’ve posted in the wrong place sorry. My comment is for this: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-live-wordpress-site-to-local-server/
AV says
Dropbox is not active.. something is missing.. i installed this in local site.
WhyBother says
Thank you for this very detailed tutorial.
Abhishek Jain says
This is a real article to read about the v=backup of wordpress site… Thanks to author….
Alan Santana says
Does this backup saves all options, configurations, seo, etc.?
Or is there anything lost?
Somesh says
it stuck at
trying to create backup archive
WPBeginner Support says
Somesh, make sure your web host meets the minimum requirements to run the plugin. You would need PHP 5.2.6 at least. Also check out plugin’s FAQs section.
Administrador
Somesh says
Does it backup all the database files and all the stuff
Carole says
If you do a daily backups to Dropbox, do the files with changes replace the existing files or is a complete new backup added each day? My ecomm website seems to be 5GB so that could quickly blow through even 100GB of Dropbox storage.
Pali Madra says
As usual a great tutorial.
I did want to point out that in the first tab, which is called General, under the job details section the option to optimize database tables is not there anymore. Is this the case with me only or is it the same for everyone?
Thanks.
Aditya Shirodkar says
Thanks a lot for introducing me to this great plugin!… you guys are doing a great job!
E.D Gasçon says
Hey Syed, Thanks for sharing this info. This is a great article. I’m using Updraftplus backup/restore. I have a question please. This may sound silly… sending daily backups to the cloud (Dropbox) as opposed to weekly backups, would that take more storage space? If earlier versions of files are deleted then why am I running out of space so quickly? I’m not really adding much content to my sites (I’m not a blogger). I’m such a newb! Thanks