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WordPress Backup: Automatic and Secure Backup with Object Storage

Keyword: WordPress Backup

🧠 Technical Summary​

This guide explains how to back up WordPress sites to S3 compatible Object Storage.
The purpose is to store media files and database independently of the server.
Steps; Includes permission settings, plugin usage, manual backup with s3cmd and automatic backup with cron.

📘 What Will You Learn in This Guide?​

As WordPress sites grow, disk usage and risk of data loss increases.
In this guide, you will learn how to back up your data to secure, scalable and low-cost Object Storage.
We will apply plugin, command line and automatic backup methods together.

🔧 Prerequisites​

The following should be ready:

  • WordPress site running on Ubuntu
  • LAMP or LEMP stack must be installed
  • S3 compatible Object Storage (e.g. GenixNode Object Storage)
  • Access Key and Secret Key information

1️⃣ Configuring WordPress File Permissions​

Media files are in the wp-content/uploads directory.
This directory must be writable.

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads
  • This command creates the uploads folder.

sudo chown -R genix_user:www-data /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads
sudo chmod -R g+w /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads
  • These commands give write permission to the web server.

2️⃣ Method A: Backup with Add-on (UpdraftPlus)​

It is the most practical solution for those who do not want to deal with technical details.

Steps:

  1. Install UpdraftPlus plugin from WordPress panel

  2. Go to Settings → UpdraftPlus Backups menu

  3. Select S3-Compatible (Generic) as storage

  4. Enter endpoint and bucket information

Example:

  • Endpoint: tr1.genixnode.storage

  • Bucket: site-my-backups

This method automatically backs up the database and files.

3️⃣ Method B: Manual Backup with s3cmd​

Ideal for those who want more control.

  1. Installing s3cmd

sudo apt install s3cmd
s3cmd --configure
  • This command installs and configures the s3cmd tool.

s3cmd ls
  • This command tests the connection.
  1. Backup Media Files

s3cmd sync /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads s3://yedek-kovasi/medya-yedekleri/
  • This command only loads changed files.
  1. Database Backup

nano ~/.my.cnf

[client]
user=veritabani_kullanicisi
password=veritabani_sifresi

chmod 600 ~/.my.cnf
mysqldump wordpress_db | gzip > db.sql.gz
s3cmd put db.sql.gz s3://yedek-kovasi/db-yedekleri/
  • This process takes a compressed database backup.

4️⃣ Automatic Backup (Cron Job)​


nano ~/wp-yedekle.sh

#!/bin/bash

DATABASE=("wordpress_db")
UPLOADS_DIR=("/var/www/html/wp-content/uploads")
BACKUP_DIR=/home/genix_user/tmp_backup
S3_BUCKET=s3://yedek-kovasi/otomatik/$(date +%F)/
S3_CMD="/usr/bin/s3cmd"

mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
rm -rf "${BACKUP_DIR:?}/*"

for DB in "${DATABASE[@]}"; do
  mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=/home/genix_user/.my.cnf "$DB" | gzip > "$BACKUP_DIR/$DB.sql.gz"
  $S3_CMD put "$BACKUP_DIR/$DB.sql.gz" "$S3_BUCKET"
done

for DIR in "${UPLOADS_DIR[@]}"; do
  $S3_CMD sync "$DIR" "$S3_BUCKET"
done
bash

chmod +x ~/wp-yedekle.sh
crontab -e

0 3 * * * /home/genix_user/wp-yedekle.sh
  • This cron takes automatic backups every night.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)​

1. Why is Object Storage recommended? Provides server-independent, secure and scalable storage.

2. Does s3cmd sync delete files? No. If --delete-removed is added, it will delete it.

3. Does the backup affect performance? It has no effect if run at night.

4. Is a database backup necessary? Yes. The content and settings are in the database.

🏁 Result​

With this guide, you have safely backed up your WordPress site to Object Storage. You learned the plugin, manual and automatic methods together.

🚀 GenixNode You can automate your backup processes immediately with the S3 compatible Object Storage infrastructure.