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How to Backup Your WordPress files and Databases to Object Storage.

Introduction:​

Backup copies of your WordPress files and database allow data to be restored from an earlier point in time, helping businesses recover from unplanned events. Storing copies of the data on a separate medium is critical to protect against primary data loss or corruption. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps involved in backing up and restoring your WordPress files and database using the UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress.

Prerequisite:​

  • WordPress Version 3.2 or later
  • Access to the MyAccount Portal.

Step 1: Create a Bucket in Object Storage​

First, create a bucket where you will back up your WordPress files and database. Select Object Storage from the left panel in the Product section, and click on Add Bucket. In this tutorial, we are creating a bucket named backupe2e.

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Step 2: Grant Admin Access Permission for Your Bucket​

To backup and restore your data from WordPress, attach an access key to your bucket with bucket admin access. This option is available under the Permission section of your bucket. Click on Attach access key.

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You can select an existing key if you already have one or create a new one. Here we are creating a new access key called wordpresskey.

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After generating the key, note down the access key and secret key, as we will use them later in the WordPress plugin to backup and restore.

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Grant Bucket Admin access permission to the key and attach it to your bucket.

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Now the key has been attached with admin access.

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Step 3: Install and Activate the UpdraftPlus Plugin in WordPress​

UpdraftPlus simplifies backups and restoration. It’s the world’s highest-ranking and most popular scheduled backup plugin, with over three million active installs. Backup your files and database backups to the cloud and restore with a single click!

You can skip these steps if you’ve already activated the plugin. If not, follow the steps below:

  • Go to the WordPress Plugin Directory and search for UpdraftPlus.
  • Click on Install Now.
  • After the plugin has been installed, click on Activate.

Step 4: Configure Backups to Object Storage Buckets​

After installing and activating the UpdraftPlus plugin, you need to configure it to backup to the object storage bucket created earlier in Step 1.

Go to Settings -> UpdraftPlus Backup -> Settings.

Scroll down to the Remote Storage option, and select S3-Compatible Generic.

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Next, update your bucket and key details:

  • Add the S3 access key and S3 secret key.
  • In the S3 Location option, add your bucket name.
  • In the S3 endpoint, enter objectstore.e2enetworks.net.

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Once the details have been added, click on Test S3 Settings.

If the connection is successful, you’ll see the following output.

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Scroll down further and save the changes made.

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Step 5: Backup Your Data to Object Storage​

After successfully updating the configuration, we will test the backup and restore it to our bucket in the UpdraftPlus plugin.

Go to the UpdraftPlus plugin, select the Backup/Restore tab, and click on Backup Now.

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A backup options window will pop up. Ensure Send this Backup to Remote Storage is ticked.

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Once the backup is successfully completed, you’ll see the following output.

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Scroll down to view the details of the latest backups available.

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You can also verify the backup data is now available in your bucket by refreshing the object storage portal. You will be able to view the backed-up data.

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Step 6: Restoring Your Data to WordPress​

To restore your data, click on the Restore button.

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Select the necessary options for restoring and proceed.

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Once the restoration is completed, you will see the following output.

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Conclusion:​

With the steps outlined above, you can easily backup and restore your files and database to an object storage bucket. Additionally, you can configure timely backups and include/exclude files and folders under the settings.