Restore WordPress Site BackUpBuddy

Background

This tutorial is a follow up “How to backup wordpress installation with backupbuddy” so, if you have not backed up your WordPress site yet, i encourage you to follow the steps outline in the tutorial “How to backup wordpress installation with backupbuddy” before continuing your reading.

Assumptions on: Restore wordpress site backupbuddy

• I assume you have completed wordpress site backup as outlined in “How to backup wordpress installation with backupbuddy“.
• I assume you have two files (backupbuddy.php and “the-complete-wordpress-backup.zip”) ready.
• I assume you know how to use file transfer protocol (FTP) OR any FTP program like filezilla, cuteftp, WinSCP etc.
• I assume you know how to create database from your hosting account control panel

• Restore wordpress site with backupbuddy, Ready state steps

  Upload the two file to your live server using ftp.
  (Upload to the folder where you want to install wordpress)
  Create a new database via your hosting account control panel. Take note of the database name, database user and database password. Grant all privileges to this user.

  Restore wordpress site backupbuddy: Step by step guide

  Once you have uploaded the two files (backupbuddy.php and “wordpresssbackup-file.zip”) to your live server. Use your favorite browser to navigate to the folder/backupbuddy.php.
  E.g if you uploaded the backup files to the root directory (http://my-wordpress-site.com)
  You need to navigate to the location: http://mysite.com/backupbuddy.php
  More examples

  uploaded location	navigate to
  http://uploadfolder.mysite.com	http://uploadfolder.mysite.com/backupbuddy.php
  http://mysite.com/uploadfolder	http://mysite.com/uploadfolder/backupbuddy.php

  Restore wordpress site backupbuddy, authentication step

  Enter the authentication information

  

  View backup file ready for extraction
  

  Proceed to backup extraction process
  

  Extraction completed successfully, it is time to migrate database files.

  Database Host: Localhost (most of the time)

  Database user: Copy from “Ready state step” the database user

  Database password: Copy from “Ready state step” the database password

  Database name: Copy from “Ready state step” the database name

  Table prefix: Use any prefix for the database table (e.g md_, wp_, cg_, ff_, ae_ etc)
  You don’t really need to use the advanced database option unless you know what you are doing.
  Fill in the database details on the text fields and test for database connection.

  

  Click next to proceed with database import and site migration

  

  Once database import is complete, site migration is initiated

  Completed site can be viewed on the browser.
  Login to your site dashboard, confirm that all is ok: links are loading file.

  Remember to delete all backupbuddy files(importbuddy.php and the backedup_site_file .zip file) for security reason.
  Thanks for reading “Restore wordpress site backupbuddy”, Your comments are welcomed.