Un backup completo del sito è una delle migliori difese contro qualsiasi tipo di minaccia alla sicurezza del vostro sito web.
I backup normali sono una cosa che ogni proprietario di sito dovrebbe avere. In passato vi abbiamo mostrato come tenere al sicuro i vostri contenuti con BackupBuddy e come creare manualmente i backup del database di WordPress.
Tuttavia, la cosa migliore di WordPress è che si hanno a disposizione molteplici opzioni per fare qualsiasi cosa.
In questo tutorial vi mostreremo come creare un backup gratuito di WordPress utilizzando BackWPup.
Perché creare un backup di WordPress?
Ogni proprietario di un sito web deve creare normali backup del sito per assicurarsi che i suoi dati rimangano al sicuro in caso di incidente.
Diversi fattori possono influenzare i dati del sito web, ad esempio:
- Malware per siti web che iniettano codice dannoso nel vostro sito web.
- Ransomware che blocca i dati del sito web.
- Eliminazione accidentale di file o dati importanti del sito web per errore umano o del server.
Ora, potreste pensare che la vostra società di hosting WordPress offra normali backup.
Tuttavia, nella nostra esperienza, abbiamo riscontrato che questi backup non sono affidabili. Cosa succede se la società di hosting perde i vostri dati? O se per qualche motivo sospendono il vostro account e si rifiutano di restituirvi i dati?
Ecco perché dovete sempre creare i vostri backup di WordPress.
Esistono diversi modi per automatizzare l’intero processo di backup utilizzando uno di questi eccellenti plugin per il backup di WordPress.
Nota: i backup di BackWPup possono essere ripristinati solo manualmente. Per questo motivo vi consigliamo di utilizzare Duplicator, la migliore soluzione di backup di WordPress, nota per le caratteristiche di affidabilità del ripristino e della migrazione del sito.
Detto questo, vediamo come creare facilmente un backup di WordPress utilizzando BackWPup.
Creare un backup di WordPress con BackWPup
Per questo tutorial, utilizzeremo BackWPup per creare un backup gratuito di WordPress.
Per prima cosa, è necessario installare e attivare il plugin BackWPup. Per maggiori dettagli, consultate il nostro tutorial su come installare un plugin di WordPress.
Passo 1: creare un lavoro di backup
Dopo l’attivazione del plugin, è necessario visitare la pagina BackWPUP ” Aggiungi un nuovo lavoro. Un lavoro in BackWPup è un insieme di istruzioni fornite al plugin per il backup che si desidera eseguire.
Per prima cosa, fornire un nome al lavoro. Può essere qualsiasi cosa che aiuti a ricordare l’attività di questo backup. Nel nostro esempio, utilizzeremo “Backup settimanale di WordPress”.
Di seguito, selezionare le attività che si desidera eseguire per questo processo di backup. Si consiglia di selezionare tutte le opzioni.
Scorrere un po’ verso il basso fino alla sezione “Destinazione del lavoro”. Qui è possibile selezionare la posizione in cui si desidera archiviare il backup.
Può archiviare i file di backup sul server, inviarli via email, eseguirne il backup su FTP e caricarli su Dropbox, Amazon S3, Windows Azure, Rackspace e SugarSync.
In ogni caso, NON memorizzate i backup sul vostro server. In questo modo si vanifica lo scopo della creazione del backup, che è quello di avere una copia salva del sito web conservata altrove.
Per questa esercitazione utilizzeremo Dropbox.
Scegliendo un’opzione si aggiunge una nuova scheda al menu Lavoro.
Importante: Non dimenticate di fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per salvare le impostazioni.
A questo punto, passare alla nuova scheda con il nome della destinazione in cui si desidera archiviare il backup. Ad esempio, se si sceglie Dropbox, si vedrà una scheda intitolata “A: Dropbox”.
Da qui è possibile configurare le impostazioni del proprio account cloud. Ad esempio, se avete selezionato Dropbox, fate clic sul pulsante “Ottieni il codice di autorizzazione per l’app Dropbox” per configurarlo. Verrà quindi richiesto di consentire all’applicazione l’accesso al proprio account Dropbox e di impostare una cartella per i backup.
Quindi, fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per salvare le impostazioni.
Fase 2: Programmare il backup
Successivamente, è necessario passare alla scheda Programma. Sotto l’opzione “Avvia lavoro”, scegliere l’opzione “con WordPress cron”.
WordPress cron è il sistema integrato di WordPress che viene utilizzato per eseguire attività programmate.
A questo punto, scorrere un po’ più giù e scegliere la frequenza del lavoro di backup. Si consiglia di scegliere un programma settimanale o mensile, a seconda della frequenza di aggiornamento dei contenuti del sito web.
Dopodiché, fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per memorizzare le impostazioni.
Fase 3: selezionare gli elementi da includere nel backup
A questo punto, è necessario scegliere cosa includere o escludere dal backup.
Passare alla scheda “Backup del DB” e scegliere le tabelle da includere nel backup. Se non si è sicuri, è meglio selezionare tutte le tabelle.
Fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per salvare le impostazioni.
Successivamente, passare alla scheda “File”. Da qui è possibile scegliere quali file escludere dal backup.
Se non si è sicuri, lasciare le opzioni predefinite.
Anche in questo caso, fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per memorizzare le impostazioni.
Ora è necessario passare alla scheda “Esportazione XML”. Da qui è possibile generare un file di esportazione XML compatibile con WordPress di tutti i contenuti.
Le opzioni predefinite funzionano per la maggior parte dei siti web.
Salvate le modifiche e passate alla scheda “Plugin”.
Qui, il plugin di backup genera un elenco di testo di tutti i plugin installati sul sito web di WordPress.
Infine, fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per salvare le impostazioni.
Fase 4: Esecuzione del lavoro di backup
Dopo aver creato un lavoro di backup, è necessario eseguirlo per la prima volta.
Andate alla pagina BackWPup ” Lavori e fate clic sul collega “Esegui ora” sotto il lavoro creato in precedenza.
A questo punto il plugin esegue il lavoro di backup e ne mostra l’avanzamento.
L’operazione potrebbe richiedere un po’ di tempo, a seconda delle dimensioni del sito web. Al termine, verrà visualizzato un messaggio di successo.
Ora è possibile verificare il file di backup visitando la fonte di destinazione (come Dropbox o l’altra opzione di archiviazione scelta in precedenza).
Risoluzione dei problemi di backup di WordPress in BackWPup
L’esecuzione di un lavoro di backup può causare un carico supplementare sul server che ospita. Ciò può causare lavori di backup non completati.
Inoltre, sulla maggior parte dei servizi di hosting condiviso, esiste un limite di tempo o di memoria che uno script può consumare. Quando il server interrompe BackWPup per aver superato il limite di tempo o di memoria, attende per un po’ e poi riprende il processo. In questo caso, ci vorrà un po’ di tempo prima che il lavoro di backup venga completato.
La prima cosa da fare per correggere questo problema è aumentare il limite di memoria di PHP, quindi andare su BackWPup ” Impostazioni e fare clic sulla scheda ‘Lavori’.
Aumentare l’opzione “Numero massimo di tentativi per le fasi del lavoro”. Il valore predefinito è 3, ma è possibile aumentarlo a 5 e vedere se funziona.
Successivamente, è necessario scorrere verso il basso fino all’opzione “Riduci il carico del server” e selezionare l’opzione “medio” o “minimo”.
Infine, fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” in basso per salvare le impostazioni.
Ripristino del sito web dal backup
Sfortunatamente, BackWPup non è dotato di una funzione di ripristino in un clic. Per questo motivo è necessario ripristinare manualmente il sito web da diversi file di backup.
Per istruzioni dettagliate, consultate il nostro articolo su come ripristinare WordPress da un backup e seguite le istruzioni per il ripristino manuale del database e dei file di WordPress.
Se desiderate un plugin per il backup di WordPress con un’opzione di ripristino più semplice, vi consigliamo di utilizzare Duplicator. Esiste anche una versione gratuita di Duplicator con meno opzioni di backup.
Per ulteriori informazioni, potete consultare la nostra recensione completa di Duplicator.
Speriamo che questo articolo vi abbia aiutato a creare un backup completo di WordPress con BackWPup. Potreste anche voler consultare la nostra guida alla sicurezza di WordPress per ulteriori consigli sulla protezione del vostro sito web o la nostra scelta di esperti dei migliori plugin di sicurezza per WordPress per proteggere il vostro sito.
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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
Admin
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.
Admin
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
Admin
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.
Admin
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.
Admin
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.
Admin
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.
Admin
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.
Admin
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.
Admin
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
Admin
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.
Admin
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