This plugin is pretty simple. You can use Dropbox, Amazon's S3, or an FTP account to store WordPress. Need an account?
Visit: Dropbox. Or, for Amazon's S3 visit:
https://s3.amazonaws.com. If you decide to use an FTP account,
it makes a lot of sense to use a remote FTP account on a server not shared that isn't shared with this WordPress installation.
The file that gets generated is called wpTimeMachine-archive.tar.gz[1] & will contain the following archives:
- wpTimeMachine-content-files.tar.gz
- wpTimeMachine-data-files.sql.gz
- wpTimeMachine-htaccess.tar.gz [2]
- wpTimeMachine-Instructions.txt [3]
[1] insome cases the file's name will be prepended with a timestamp
[2] if you're not using .htaccess then no, it won't be created
[3] if you're ever recovering from a catastrophic WordPress failure, this file will help
It's a good idea to store the following two items on your own, (in the same place as the files above).
Your copy of WordPress:
Your copy of wp-config.php
For security purposes this file is not backed up!
Here's some relevant information to post to the WordPress forum,
if you need help:
PHP: version ". phpversion() ."";
// cURL extension
if ( function_exists("curl_version") ) {
$cURL_version = curl_version();
echo "- cURL: version " . $cURL_version['version']."
";
} else {
echo "- cURL: no cURL extension About cURL requirement
";
}
// writable wp-content
if ( is_writeable($wpcontent_dir) ) {
echo "- wp-content writable: yes
";
} else {
echo "- wp-content writable: no
";
}
?>