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By: S. Negm

S. Negm — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:25:09 +0000

Thank you for your post Eileen, however I was curious to know if you had some advice for me. I am looking for an extention that will not only back-up my WordPress database but would also make an image/ghost copy of the entire site. I was told that there is such an extention though the person who had mentioned this to me forgot the name of that extention and I seem to have difficulty finding it or one similar.

If you know of such an extention, I would really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction. Once again, I’d like to thank you for the time you took to write this article and for helping strangers of the online community.

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:11:29 +0000

In reply to Caimin | GeniusStartup.com.

Agreed! Excellent advice.

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:13:42 +0000

In reply to Javi.

Well Javi, in my book less $ is more; however, I know that Vault Press offers support, which is very helpful. So for someone like me, who slips into panic mode every now and again when things are down, to have a number to call is pretty fantastic!

By: Caimin | GeniusStartup.com

Caimin | GeniusStartup.com — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:51:46 +0000

It’s always someone else’s site that crashes until it’s yours.

It’s hard to stress the importance of making sure your website is backed up regularly. As freelance web developer I saw plenty of sites that were hit by hackers and server crashes, where years of work were only saved because we had a backup.

Think of it as a rock solid insurance policy.

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:18:33 +0000

Thank you Julie. I think perhaps a blog post on BackupBuddy may be really helpful, so many people seem to be using it with great success. Four sites in one weekend is lights out productive in my opinion!

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:17:17 +0000

In reply to Robert Koenig.

I think we are peas in a pod, back up for the back up! Thanks Robert! Let us know if there are particular products that are working well for you.

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:15:40 +0000

In reply to Karl Gephart.

People who love BackUp Buddy LOVE BackUp Buddy! It seems like an awesome option and a great product. I think you are right, it is awesome for designers. Thanks Karl!

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:14:33 +0000

In reply to Brian.

YIKES! I have never had an issue like yours with BlueHost! Very good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

By: Eileen Lonergan

Eileen Lonergan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:13:00 +0000

In reply to Kevin Holdridge.

Kevin, thank you so much for the information on Myrepeno, I haven’t heard of it and it sounds super useful. I really like the idea of the “insurance” copy for clients.

By: Javi

Javi — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:52:40 +0000

Not sure why VaultPress charges a load of money for virtually providing the same service that a LOT of other plugins offer for free or close-to-nothing. Personally, Dropbox to WP is a gem of a tool, and has been a life-saver! It takes a bit of time to create a backup when run for the first time (depending the size of your WordPress database), however I’ve set it to make weekly backups and those take a few minutes at most.