Backing Up Wordpress Files
Before you upgrade you should also backup your Wordpress files. I’ll explain how to do that using Filezilla. Filezilla is a free FTP program. I explained how to download and install it in this post- Filezilla-A free FTP program.
Open Filezilla and log in using the FTP user name and password your host provider gave you when you signed up for hosting.
In the top left pane, navigate to the folder on your computer where you want to back up your files. If you need to, right click, select make directory, and add a new folder.
In the right bottom pane, double click on the www.
Now in the left pane click on the file where you want to save the files. In my case, I click on the dbbackup file I made.
Now we’ll back up the Wordpress files from the server to your own computer.
Highlight wp-admin folder in the right bottom pane. Right click on it. Select download. When that download is finished do the same for the folders wp-content and wp-includes.
Next, see all those files under the wp-includes folder? Select all of them and right click, select download.
You now have backed up your Wordpress Files to your own computer. It is a good idea to backup your database as well as your Wordpress files on a regular basis, and always before you upgrade your Wordpress install.
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I don’t know what’s wrong but I can’t get Filezilla to even open. It’s very bizarre. It looks like the application is there but when I click to open it, nothing happens. Weird.