• ulfben

    (@ulfben)


    I believe it makes sense to have the backup start with dumping the database (and optionally the WordPress XML), and then start chugging away at the filesystem.

    It would give me peace of mind knowing that if *anything* got transferred, it was the database. The filesystem can then take as much time as needed.

    Do you agree?

    http://ww.wp.xz.cn/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/

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  • Plugin Contributor Michael De Wildt

    (@michaeldewildt)

    I agree, and that’s what it does. 🙂

    It will dump the database first and then iterate over the wp-content directory.

    Cheers,
    Mikey

    Thread Starter ulfben

    (@ulfben)

    Right, I found the backup folder on the server where you dump the DB, just after posting this.

    Let me change my request to this: can we have the pluging beam the dump over to dropbox before doing anything else? Preferrably as a compressed file too.

    My backup has been running for ~80 hours now and is nowhere near completion (though the progress bar reports 99%. There seems to be a slight issue with the estimation on the UI side there. :)).

    I really like the promise of your plugin and will stick with it – you’ve got a great trajectory in the development of it, and a high standard of work, so I am confident this will become one of the de-facto standards for “fire & forget” WordPress backups.

    But as of right now – until I can see it reliably getting the database off the server – I can’t let go of WordPress Database Backup.

    Keep up the good work, and don’t kill yourself in these support forums. They get incredibly frustrating at times.

    Plugin Contributor Michael De Wildt

    (@michaeldewildt)

    It is “fire & forget” for most which is nice! There are some that run into issues but that is the nature of computing. 🙁

    I will be looking at ways to increase the performance of the plugin and I’ll consider prioritising the DB dump.

    I am also aware of the poor estimation on larger then normal sites. It’s on my TODO to fix.

    Thanks for sticking with me.

    Cheers,
    Mikey

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