Shell script to backup WordPress.com site. If your WP site is not on wordpress.com it should be easy to adapt the script. That way you can easily do a nightly backup including files automatically.
On Ubuntu you can use Filezilla (available through the Software Centre, or by runnin to connect to SFTP servers, in the same manner as WinSCP.
This will only backup the files (including uploads, attachments, themes), in order to create a complete backup you will either want to make a database backup, or use WordPress's built-in backup feature.
The built-in feature will backup all "posts, pages, comments, custom fields, terms, navigation menus and custom posts" and can be accessed by navigating to Tools > Export in the administration panel.
Yes, you can utilize Filezilla for backing up your files. For further detail procedures, you may refer to Install WordPress on Ubuntu. There are several backup WordPress plugins available over the Internet, you can find the most suitable one for conducting this procedure.
In the wordpress admin console, go to tools -> export -> download export file.
Alternatively dump the DB to mysqldump & tar up your wordpress directory.
Shell script to backup WordPress.com site. If your WP site is not on wordpress.com it should be easy to adapt the script. That way you can easily do a nightly backup including files automatically.
On Ubuntu you can use Filezilla (available through the Software Centre, or by runnin to connect to SFTP servers, in the same manner as WinSCP.
This will only backup the files (including uploads, attachments, themes), in order to create a complete backup you will either want to make a database backup, or use WordPress's built-in backup feature.
The built-in feature will backup all "posts, pages, comments, custom fields, terms, navigation menus and custom posts" and can be accessed by navigating to Tools > Export in the administration panel.
Yes, you can utilize Filezilla for backing up your files. For further detail procedures, you may refer to Install WordPress on Ubuntu. There are several backup WordPress plugins available over the Internet, you can find the most suitable one for conducting this procedure.