Which tables to dump?

Hi Nykess,

in order to backup your whole website you’d want to include all database tables and all files into your backup job.
Alternatively, you could create 2 backup jobs: 1 to backup your database and another one to backup your files.

Sorry, but are we talking about the same thing?

I am talking about the “Tables to dump,” which include wp_comments, wp_links, etc. By default, none of these are checked and it still created a 10mb backup file. Please clarify.

I think you are talking about the same thing. I have had to restore my site from a major crash and know that all database tables should be backed up or “dumped” in order to restore from a disaster. Under “Tables to dump” you should choose all if your intent is to have a complete backup of your database.

The term dump probably comes from the command mysqldump which is commonly used to create a backup of mysql databases.

Erle

@nykess As Erle says, “dump” in this case means to store those table in the backup file. I can see the term maybe should be banned from our UI since it can be misleading. ??

@erle Thanks!

Yeah, the term just confused me! Thank you both for clarifying. All is well.