IF my webserver dies what is the best way to get my website back up
Your database, and all of the files in your installation.
I think you might be on the right track. Backing up your files regularly is a very good habit to get into. You need to back up your database as well. That is where your actual content is stored.
Backup your database, and backup all the physical files on your web site (don’t forget the .htaccess file if it is hidden by default in your ftp client). That should give you you everything you need to restore in case of disaster.
If you have a catastrophic failure, the content that is restored will be just that of your last database backup. For example, if you do a backup on a Monday, and your server catches fire (ouch) on Friday, you only have the capacity to restore your content to the state is was in on Monday when you did the backup.
Here is a reference that might inspire an idea or two.
http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/WordPress_Backups
Best wishes
Cj
Thanx for the reply. So where are these backup files stored at on the harddrive?
In case of fire, do i need to reinstall wordpress or will the files take care of that..
thanx
you know what. i wished i would have seen the link b4 that post.. hahaha
