can i backup the archives folder?

All your posts are actually stored inside the database, and there is no easy way to convert them to html in the way you seem to wish.
But … if you install xampp, and then restore your database into that after installing WP, you will have a perfect copy of your blog. That okay ?
This page describes the process:
https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/move3/
but if anything there is not clear, please do post back !

Specifically you just need to backup the wp-posts table in your mysql database. As podz said, everything is database driven (except the themes and plugins).

You can use the instructions to backup your mysql database tables.

thanks podz and angsuman!!

basically i now understand the backup thing is not as easy as i thought (like my current blog backup way)

okay, i have had a quick look on this page: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/move3/
then i think i have to do ANOTHER step before — to install the “Xampp”, rite?

i read through the “Xampp” page: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/
i m confused started from the very beginning…..so i want to ask some stupid question becoz i am very new to programming….

here i have a few questions:
1) does “Xampp” works on PC host??

i read this: This is written for Windows XP Home. It works for XP Pro, but only if you stop IIS.

becoz it seems the “xampp” is installed in the computer….does it work or connect to my hosting company?

2) https://localhost/xampp/splash.php
Localhost…..where is it connecting?? is it connecting outside my computer?

i have already lots of “????” before i go forward…..so i think i have to learn these stuffs clear before i go next……

thanks a million!!!

1. Xampp will connect anywhere if you allow apache through the firewall.

2. Localhost is you, your computer.

Xampp is a server environment, but it’s inside your machine.
The xampp people and their FAQ are useful because I only really cover the basics of getting it working on those pages, not what it is and how it does it’s job.

okay, i got some idea over this thing now, thx!
i installed the xampp to my computer, follow the steps until
“After you have clicked your language and entered the program, click phpMyAdmin.”

i got errors with entering phpMyAdmin in this step……
well to access phpMyAdmin, should i go to my hosting company’s phpMyAdmin instead? i doubt….becoz i cannot access through the link in this step…….so i cant go further……any problem here?

*i am on OS-windowXP professional
*my blog hosts with hosting company installed WP version 1.5.1.3

It may be hard for a newbie to use local server and to synchronize with the live blog.
Until you get better understanding of it, you can use a simple website downloader like WHHTrack (free) for offline browsing.

hi Kassad, thanks for the info, but where can i get this WHHTrack?
i searched but didnt get any result~

i just started setting up the WP, i want to make sure how can i make copies of my diary for offline browsing before i start to use it…..

meanwhile, i would also like to learn better of the xampp….

Just put anything you want into Google and you got it ??

WinHTTrack Website Copier

Well, it was my fault. I gave you wrong name ??

thank you kassad

So I just came across this post. If I understand this correctly, WordPress does not generate individual .html pages that then are stored on the server?

I used greymatter before and if I wrote a post, it created 0001.html. My next post would be 0002.html and so forth. I could go into my server and backup all these individual files.

I haven’t seen this happen with WordPress. Is that basically what gixbecks was asking?

Yes, WordPress does not generate static HTML pages, it is a dynamic blogging platform. All posts, comments, archives, etc. are entered into a MySQL database and called by certain PHP commands (aka “Template Tags”). For information on backing up WordPress, visit: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WordPress_Backups

macmanx,

great link! thanks so much.