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OK, perhaps not the FUN part of technology.

Late last week, several of the PHP files used to drive any WordPress blog as well as the plugins used by our blog went south… took a vacation… they just didn’t want to work.

Heck, they had nearly 5 weeks without anyone playing with them from this side of the fence – for all we know, they were just trying to get our attention.

Whatever the case, we had to take our site down and at that moment, we had absolutely no idea for how long as we had no idea how bad the problem was and how quickly we could resolve it.

We did discover the problem during the weekend and are resolving this with the vendor.

But once we had everything related to the problem addressed, we were VERY surprised at just how quickly we could get everything back up and running – from dead nothing!

Being Prepared is Key

We all have heard it – Backup your work!

How many of us do this?

How many of us have started this after a substantial loss of information and/or time?

With more than 4 years invested into this blog, we weren’t about to take any chances.

We had searched for a mechanism that would backup both our blog and the database that is associated with it (most backup systems will overlook the database).

We also had to be sure it verified the back up BEFORE storing it and completing its tasks.

We found this in a plugin created by Daniel Hüsken called BackWPup — one of 4 plugins that he has created (we haven’t tried the others yet, all non-related to backups).

BackWPup will provide or create the following…

  • Database Backup
  • WordPress XML Export
  • Optimize Database
  • Check\Repair Database
  • File Backup
  • Backups in zip, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2 format
  • Store backup to
    • Folder
    • FTP Server
    • Amazon S3
    • Google Storage
    • Microsoft Azure (Blob)
    • RackSpaceCloud
    • DropBox
    • SugarSync
  • Send Log/Backup by Email

Oh, Happy Days!

You do need to know that WordPress 3.1 (or higher) and PHP 5 (or higher) are required, and no warranty is supplied.

Which means you should occasionally test your Backups.

We were hesitant with the no warranty issue — but we saw that Daniel maintains an active participation in his support for the plugin.

Give all that, we gave his plugin a go and have been very happy with our decision.

We usually contribute to the plugins we use, with Daniel we provide an additional contribution each time we have been

‘rescued’ by his plugin (this is the 2nd time, the 1st time messed several things up due to inexperience).

Daniel’s plugin offers security, flexibility (partial-to-full backups), automation provided by scheduling, and for the database there is validation, optimization, and repair. And what sold us isn’t in his plugin but is a result of using his plugin – integrity.

If you own a blog, we hope you give his plugin a consideration, use it, and provide a contribution.

Like us, you will be glad you did! Click here to visit Daniel’s site.

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Garrett O'Brien

With 20+ years in roles as a client executive sponsor, project management, as well as functional / technical lead, Garrett is sought for his expertise in the USA, Europe, and Brazil.

He has an extensive background in implementing multi-product, multi-line HRIS environments that provides a smoother transition from legacy to new systems.

Garrett’s previous clients include ADP, Case New Holland, Cushman & Wakefield, Honeywell International, Lubrizol, MAHLE, Sodexho USA, and many others ranging from SMB’s to the Fortune 50.

Currently, Garrett works from his home office near São Paulo, Brazil as the publisher and editor for The HRIS World publications. Also, he contributes articles for their various blogs as well as provides guest posts to several IT, Cloud, and HRIS blogs.

Garrett’s current roles involve…

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• Registered partner with Microsoft, providing the latest developments on the newest technologies from Microsoft

• Council and Education Member of Gerson Lehrman Group Council, which helps institutions of the world leaders meet, engage and manage experts across a wide range of sectors and disciplines.

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