Backup & Restore – WordPress Disaster Recovery, 1-Click Restore

Update crashed your site? Host suspended account? I configure automatic off-site backups, test restore monthly and recover everything—files, database, orders, SEO—in under 15 minutes.

Backup Types I Configure

• Full site – files + database (daily, encrypted)
• Incremental – only changed blocks (hourly)
• Real-time – WooCommerce orders every 5 min
• Database only – before theme/core updates
• External media – Amazon S3, Wasabi, Dropbox
• On-demand – one-click before your experiments

Common Backup Failures I Solve

• UpdraftPlus times out on 5 GB uploads
• All-in-One WP Migration stuck at 100 %
• phpMyAdmin export > 128 MB cuts off
• Shared host kills mysqldump for "resource abuse"
• Restore button shows "wrong SQL mode"
• Images missing after migration (wrong paths)
• Multisite subsite tables not selected

Restore Scenarios Covered

1. Hacked site: clean snapshot from 24 h ago, reinstall core
2. Bad update: rollback plugin/theme, keep orders
3. Host crash: full restore on new VPS in 15 min
4. Deleted product: restore single table row
5. Corrupted database: repair + rollback to last valid binlog
6. Development mistake: undo git + db snapshot

Tools & Storage

• WP-CLI + tar + lz4 compression (50 % smaller)
• Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive for long-term
• Wasabi EU (no egress fee) for daily copies
• GPG symmetric encryption with your key
• Checksum (SHA-256) verified every night
• 30-day retention standard, 1-year optional

Monthly Restore Test

I automatically:

• Spin up staging clone on subdomain
• Check wp-admin login and front page
• Verify WooCommerce checkout dummy payment
• Send you PDF report with screenshots

Pre-Support Checklist

• Current backup plugin name and last successful date
• Hosting control panel or SSH access
• Approximate site size (files + DB)
• Critical tables (orders, products) to prioritize
• Preferred restore window (night, low traffic)

Quick FAQ

Can you backup a 50 GB site on shared hosting?

Yes. I split archives in 500 MB chunks and run during low-traffic hours.

Do you need my AWS keys?

I create a dedicated IAM user with write-only + delete-after-30-days policy.

What if backup and restore both fail?

I keep a second copy on Wasabi and can extract raw files via SSH if needed.

Need a Bullet-Proof Backup?

Send me your site URL. I’ll audit current backup and quote a flat monthly fee including 24/7 restore.