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Blog Backup & Recovery Tips to protect your blog By HotBlogTips.com

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Backup and recovery tips from experience. Don't let your blog crash, get hacked or damaged without a backup.

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Blog Backup & RecoveryTips to protect your blog

By HotBlogTips.com

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First, A Couple Of TipsBackup your blog files and database

before AND after any major changes and WordPress or plugin updates.

Backup on a regular schedule. There are free WordPress plugins that can help you with this.

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Backup Your Files VIA FTPSave ALL of your blog files to your hard drive

or cloud using FTP.

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Backup Your DatabaseThis is a simple matter if you use cPanel.

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Don’t Forget Your Full BackupThis is especially important when changing

hosts or extreme crashes. Find it in your cPanel.

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Now, For The Recovery Tips…You may have to change the database

filename before using it to restore your blog. In my case, I have to change the backed-up file from mylogin_wrdp1.sql to wrdp1.sql.gz before the restore will work in the cPanel.

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Don’t Just Write Over Or DeleteI like to rename files before replacing

them rather than deleting or overwriting them. I just add something like -old to the filename. Once I know everything took, then I delete the old file.

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Evaluate The SituationStep back and evaluate the situation

before attempting a database restoration You may only need to replace a particular file, depending on what caused the problem.

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Don't Be Afraid To Seek Help.If you’re stumped, ask a friend, find help

in forums, Facebook or LinkedIn Groups or Google Plus Communities. There are always someone willing to offer a helping hand.

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Understand Which File Is CorruptIf your blog can be fixed simply by

replacing a single file with one you have backed up using FTP, be sure you know while file needs replaced.

Did you know, for example, Genesis Child theme has it's own Functions.php separate from the main WordPress Functions.php?

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Rest Easy And Enjoy Your BlogKnowing your blog is backed up and ready

for mistakes, crashes and hackers is a piece of mind that’s well worth the few minutes it takes up.

Now you are free to create content until your heart’s content, because that’s what we bloggers do.

Have fun and enjoy your blog – the smart way.