I’ve been thinking about this as a feature to add to DBC Backup 2 (my plugin). Currently the plugin will backup the WordPress database for your entire multisite. The problem I found with wanting to backup a subsite is that it is impossible for the subsite ‘owner’ to restore from that backup. The plugin could … Read more
I believe the wordpress URL and site URl are not set right. Please try to edit your wp-config.php adding these lines: define(‘WP_HOME’,’http://example.com’); define(‘WP_SITEURL’,’http://example.com’); Is your index on same folder as wp installation? if not, you need to place it there. I’m talking about placing the URL in the above lines, not the index on the … Read more
You can use the WP-CLI command wp db export <filename> Run the command from within the home directory for the install. Now, you have a database included in your files. Zip up the directory and move it aside. Now you can perform the upgrade, and if something breaks, replace with the old site and import … Read more
You can use plugins such as BackupBuddy, but I prefer to script this and use wp-cli, which reads wp-config.php and means you don’t have to worry about mysql credentials. wp-cli allows you to: export the db: wp db export <filename> import the db: wp db import <filename> safe search and replace (including serialised data): wp … Read more
I think you are confused about this. Let me explain. The @import url(“../responsive/style.css”); is telling the Child theme to import the Responsive themes style.css. This is important because without this the Child theme doesn’t know what its Parent theme is. So the @import url(“../responsive/style.css”); points the Child theme to the default (main) file in the … Read more
If you still have access to your wife’s blog, I would recommend: Running a regular WordPress export of the content Downloading the entire /wp-content directory over FTP These are the two most important parts of the site – the content and the uploads. From this, you should be able to recreate the site on a … Read more
This sounds like it’s probably caused by mod-evasive (or similar) plugin in Apache (or similar), blocking multiple consecutive requests as it thinks you are trying to run a denial of service (DOS) attack against the server. Try disabling any security plugins (Apache / web server ones, not WordPr
You must export all table beginning with your WordPress prefix. Open your phpmyadmin panel. Then open your wordpress database. Click “export” from top menu. Select “Export Method:” as custom. Select your all tables beginning your prefix. Then go to bottom of page click “go”. You got your SQL file. Move all files to new directory. … Read more
There’s 2 steps required to take a full backup. Backup your content Backup your files Backup Content To backup your content, you can use the WordPress export tool. Or you can take a database dump or export copy of your database directly from phpMyAdmin which is the best method. Another way to backup your content … Read more
You’ll have to set up a domain with wildcard subdomains in your localhost (I usually set up thelivedomain.local), direct that to 127.0.0.1 in your hosts file and run the DB search and replace tool against your local copy of the site to safely replace the live domain with your localhost domain in the WP database, … Read more