Manually backup and restore posts

  • Resolved Stefan2902

    (@stefan2902)


    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hi all, due to the fact that I have undergone some pain to restore my WordPress site I have tried to get my head around how to best backup and restore posts, pages (including media files).

    Personally I would like to avoid using plug-ins because they all come at some stage with costs. Hence I have created database backups/dumps and zip files from my WordPress directory.

    Over the last days it has become apparent to me that restoring this into a fresh WordPress installation is not easy due to e.g. Newer WP version, php version etc.

    Hence I am seeking for a solution, ideally not commercial, how to export posts, pages etc including respective media files which can easily be imported into a freshly set up wordpress server (hosted myself). Do you have any hint on this?

    Stefan

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Your method (files plus database) is really the best way if you don’t want to use plugins. As long as you’re not moving to an older version of WP and are using a supported version of PHP, there should be no issues.

    Thread Starter Stefan2902

    (@stefan2902)

    Yeah I will stick to the database dump and file copies. Thanks. Will mark as complete.

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