by Arlan Nugara | Sep 29, 2017 | Azure, WordPress
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Another level of assuring data safety (WP Pages, Posts, etc.) besides full website backups to Azure Backup and Recovery Web App Service– since a website can always be rebuilt, but losing data is not an option – is to export a latest copy of the website contents to a ‘safe place’. If necessary, the website WP infrastructure could always be reproduced and the saved website contents imported back in.
The exported copy of the website contents (Posts, Pages, Layouts, Media, etc) can be easily imported into the newly built website. That is, it can be easily imported, as long as the xml file created by the Export Tool is less than 8MG. Even our largest website with over 700 pages, is less than 6 MG, since we do not store media or documents within the website, but use only hyperlinks to an Azure Storage Blob containing the images, documents etc. (Learn about setting up Azure Blob Storage for media & documents in an Azure hosted WP site.)
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by Arlan Nugara | Sep 26, 2017 | Workshops
FITC-2017.09.24 – Mickey MacDonald
Mickey MacDonald is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft and a veteran software developer. His role involves working with customers, partners and developers to find solutions to their most challenging issues. Mickey’s technical focus areas include emerging technologies such as: Cognitive Services as a Platform, integrated bot development, and Artificial Intelligence. He has worked with worldwide corporations and numerous startups helping them design and build intelligent ways of engaging with their customers.
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by Arlan Nugara | Sep 5, 2017 | Azure, WordPress
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Part 1: Backup a WordPress website
Backups are only as good as a successful, proven restore process. And the Restore process of the Azure App Service for a WordPress (WP) website should to be tested, validated and documented BEFORE disaster recovery is needed!
To demonstrate the ease and effectiveness of the Azure App Service Restore process, we’ve made several simple changes to a staged WordPress website (WP-techblog), changing some back-end WordPress functionality as well as changing website content. We’ll then use the Azure Restore feature to restore to the initial state of the website, i.e. before the changes, in the first manual backup/snapshot captured.
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by Arlan Nugara | Sep 4, 2017 | Azure, WordPress
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Part 2: Azure Web App Service Restore
Azure App Service’s Backup & Restore feature is the easiest, quickest and most reliable way to backup & restore an Azure hosted WordPress website (or any Azure hosted website!) manually or on a configured schedule. The focus of this article is backing up WordPress websites hosted on the Azure platform (PaaS), though the information applies to any website hosted on Azure App Services.
While there are a number of options available for setting up WordPress website backups using plugins or 3rd party companies, Azure App Service provides convenient, accessible, automated and/or manual, Backup and Restore options on Azure S1 Standard App Service Plans and higher. The Restore option works seamlessly and effectively to restore a website when you’ve done something to lock it down, or break access – by overwriting the existing website or restoring to a totally new website. Backups are stored separately in an Azure Blob Storage container for easy access, not adding to the website’s file storage size. (more…)
