Testing WordPress WP-DBManager Plugin
Everyone should be backing up their blog database. If you have never needed to use a backup copy of something, count yourself very lucky. Whether it be a Word document, a photograph or a database… you should be backing up all of your work. If something goes wrong, you won’t lose your hard-earned work.
The WordPress WP-DBManager plugin does an excellent job of backing up your MySql database… and being able to schedule automatic backups is especially nice.
In addition to backing up your database, WP-DBManager lets you optimize the database, repair the database and restore a database.
One possible issue you might find with using WP-DBManager is that some host companies might not allow you to install it. The simple fact is that some host companies keep a tighter leash on their file servers than others do. In fact, my host company wouldn’t allow me to install it… however, I did successfully install WP-DBManager for one of my clients who uses a different host company… so, the key element here is how flexible is your host company.
Does this mean that I don’t backup my blog database? I can guarantee you that I do backup my database. I back it up manually using phpMyAdmin… a utility that is provided by my host company. WordPress provides a nice link on how to use phpMyAdmin to make a backup copy of your database.
Yes, it is kind of a pain to have to manually create backups of my database… however, the alternative of having to recreate part or all of the database would be a lot more painful.
So, be sure and backup your blog database often… especially after adding new posts to it.
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