Step By Step Guide to Restore WordPress backup
Standard Method for Experts
If you are moving WordPress to another server;
Before updating DNS server;
- Add domain name to your new hosting account
- Upload all backed up files to the domain folder;
- Restoring WordPress files are easy and you can upload files in two ways;
- Using FTP
- Using hosting file manager (recommended )
- With hosting file manager upload the zip file of blog folder created in article [ How to take WordPress Backup]
- Now extract the zip file on server and it will replace your old wp-content folder automatically
- Then, delete the zip file
- Create a new database and import the backed up database dump file to this database. You can restore database in two ways;
- Using phpMyAdmin > Import
- Upload the dump file anywhere at your hosting account and ask customer support to import it in your created database
- Now open your wp-config.php and update database information. After doing three steps you can update DNS server and your blog will work from new server as soon as DNS server is updated. ( It may take few minutes to 48 hours in DNS update )
Alternative Method for novice users
If you are not familiar with above given method you can restore your WordPress with given plugin. Simply install WordPress with auto script installer, upload wp-content folder and place database dump file ( created with BackWpUp while taking backup).
Then go to WordPress Dashboard > BackWPup > Tools and restore the database with a single click. Read more about BackWPup
About The Author
Anders Vinther
Great guide for restoring… it's amazing how few people setup a proper backup routine… and of those people it's a minority who actually test that they can restore the backup files too… hopefully with your guide more people will test their backups
Some of the important things about your WordPress backup is that you store your backups outside your hosting account and that you workout a great backup strategy for automatic backups…
I've described a good mix of daily, weekly and monthly backups with auto-deletion of old backup archives in my WordPress Backup article.
On the WordPress Security site you can also download a free, comprehensive WordPress Security Checklist, which will help just about everyone improve their security…
Just my two cents… keep up the great work!