How Do I Backup My WordPress Site on AWS?

Backup your WordPress site on AWS

When you’re setting up your WordPress site on AWS, it’s a good idea to take a backup. This way, if something goes wrong with your site and you need to restore it, you have a copy of your site to work from.

To take a backup of your WordPress site on AWS, follow these steps:

1. Go to the AWS Management Console and open the EC2 menu.

2. In the EC2 menu, under Services, click WordPress.

3. On the WordPress page, click the Backup tab.

4. In the Backup dialog box, type a name for the backup, and then click Create Backup.

5. On the Backup Details page, click the Backup Type drop-down menu, and then choose Full backup.

6. In the Select Files To Backup dialog box, click the check boxes next to the files you want to include in the backup.

7. Click Save Backup.

8. In the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click View Details.

9. On the View Details page, you can see the status of the backup, the time it took to make it, and the size of the backup.

10. To restore a backup, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Restore button.

11. In the Restore Backup dialog box, type a name for the backup, and then click Restore.

12. On the Restore Backup Details page, click the Restore To button.

13. In the Select Destination Location dialog box, type a name for the restored backup, and then click Restore.

14. In the Restore Backup dialog box, click Restore.

15. After the restore is complete, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Close button.

16. To delete a backup, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Delete button.

17. In the Confirm Delete Backup dialog box, click Delete.

18. After the backup is deleted, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Close button.

19. To view the history of backUPS, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the History button.

20. On the History page, you can see the date, time, and size of each backup.

21. To view the logs for a backup, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Logs button.

22. On the Logs page, you can see the status of the backup, the time it took to make it, and the size of the backup.

23. To undelete a backup, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Undelete button.

24. In the Undelete Backup dialog box, type a name for the backup, and then click Undelete.

25. In the Undelete Backup dialog box, click Undelete.

26. After the backup is undeleted, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Close button.

27. To view the logs for an undelete, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Logs button.

28. On the Logs page, you can see the status of the undelete, the time it took to make it, and the size of the backup.

29. To view the history of undelete backUPS, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the History button.

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33. To delete a backup and its logs, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Delete button.

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36. To view the history of backUPS and logs, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the History button.

37. On the History page, you can see the date, time, and size of each backup and log.

38. To view the logs for a backup and its history, in the WordPress Backup Status dialog box, click the Logs button.

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