A copy that is somewhere else
A backup on the same disk protects against a mistake and nothing more. What "somewhere else" has to mean, and how far away is far enough.
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Testing that a backup restores
A backup nobody has restored is a hope, not a backup. How to prove yours works without touching the live site.
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What a backup must include, and usually does not
Files and database is the answer everyone gives. Four more things decide whether the restore produces a working site.
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Moving a site with no downtime
The order that keeps the old server answering until the new one is proven, and the two settings that cause the lost hours.
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Restoring one file, not the whole site
A full restore undoes everything since the backup. Getting back one file or one table costs minutes and undoes nothing else.
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