Best Practice to backup your site content

Periodically use FTP to backup your WordPress files.

Use a plugin to backup your database every day and have the file emailed to you.

See WordPress Backups

I have installed and configured the wpBackup.
The option I do not see if I can schedule the backup or do manual backup.. advise? should I use different plug-in than wpBackup?
Also it backups sql database… how do I restore it? it lets me download the file from the backup but not directly restore the database…

These plugins will schedule backups:
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wp-dbmanager/
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/

See Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup.

I have done the backup and tried all option all looks good.
Thanks for advise.
one little warning message I have that won’t go away

Your backup folder MIGHT be visible to the public

To correct this issue, move the .htaccess file from wp-content/plugins/wp-dbmanager to /homepages/0/d288471900/htdocs/wp-content/backup-db

I did move that file to wp-content/backup-db
Although it is not .htaccess file but htaccess.txt

how do i get rid of this message?

Rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess if you haven’t already.

I have the same issues with my backup folder ” MIGHT” be visible to the public.

Where do I go to rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess?

Thanks

webcelt – use FTP to login to your host and navigate to the folder that message specifies (the folder that holds your backups) and rename the file.

MichaelH

Thanks for your answer. I cannot find a folder that might have my backups. Any suggestions or a process to work through?

Thanks