WordPress has a backUp utility. When I click on the back up link the page gives me: WARNING: Your wp-content directory is NOT writable! We can not create the backup directory. /home/username/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/backup-517e7/ WARNING: Your backup directory is NOT writable! We can not create the backup directory. /home/username/public_html/wordpress/ I've inserted username here for obvious reasons... How do I care for this so I can use the back up feature completely? OR is it possible these two directories don't get backed up? I've always felt that backups are important, and it still is with all this, isn't it?
i think you are talking about the mysql backup plugin? yes If so you need to make the wp-content directory chmod 777
I guess so... On my plugin management screen I see 3 plugins 1-Akismet 2-Hello Dolly 3-WordPress Database Backup I clicked on the Backup link and got the resulting errors in my first post.
kaptain's right. Change the directory permissions so the web server can write to them. I've always hated going with 777 permission, just because I'm paranoid, but you don't have much choice. Unless maybe you have enough access rights to set the group on the directory to one the web server is in.
I never understood why in the heck WordPress DB Back plug-in used a web viewable directory for backing up. Hey world, here's all my crap. I am sure the author expected you to modify it, but many people don't know how. You can modify this by editing the plug-in file. define('WP_BACKUP_DIR', 'wp-content/backup'); Change it.
really, to me it makes more sence to have it sent in an email. if you loose your server contents then you have your database on you local hard drive.
when you click the backup link in wordpress it will give you an option of how you want to save the backup. Options at the bottom of the page: 1) Save to server 2) Download to your computer 3) Email Backup to (Your email) This plugin does not backup your site files ie, php and html file.... it backs up your database (posts and comments) The data base is the part that usually can not be replaced if you have a serious problem like loosing your hard drive data.
Kaptain - That makes sense, I'll give it a try. What about what MarketJunction said: Sorry, I need this in baby step terms.
In the plug-in file is that line I mentioned--towards top of file. It tells the plug-in where to store your DB file. You can change it, so the DB file is stored elsewhere, by modifying that line to your desired directory. For example: define('WP_BACKUP_DIR', '/websites/mysite.com/backup'); If mysite.com's web viewable directory was not mysite.com, but say: mysite.com/html/ then this would be ideal. I was just pointing this out, because if you have multiple blogs, it's great to be able to send all your backups to one main directory.
What I see when I click the backup link is number 2 is checked off. Download to your computer. Does that mean when it backs up, it does so directly to my computer's hardrive or do I need to use the email function? Also, and this may have been answered already, how do I remedy the 2 following warnings: 1-WARNING: Your wp-content directory is NOT writable! We can not create the backup directory. 2-WARNING: Your backup directory is NOT writable! We can not create the backup directory.
MarketJunction - In my Plugin file, in the WordPress folder, the backup file reads as follows: 'wp-db-backup.php' is that the file you're referring to when you say 'WP_BACKUP_DIR'? Do I rename that file, and if so to what exactly?
No. That's the file name. You need to open up the file to see the php code. If you open it in a text editor, dreamweaver or whatever, you will see lots of text--that's php code.
There is an easier way. Do you know how to add and remove folders to your wp-content directory? If so: 1. Remove the curren wp-backup plugin from your plugin directory 2. Load the back up plugin below to your plugin directory 3. Create a folder in wp-content called 'backup' 4. Change the permissions to the folder 'backup' to 777 No need to change the wp-content folder to 777 in this solution