What is the most secure way to set up Rackspace Cloud Files?

Rackspace Cloud Files allows you to set up users that have access to only one container in your Cloud Files account – and to nothing else. This is the most secure configuration. It means that admin users on your WordPress site, even if they can copy the...

Do I need to back up WordPress core?

UpdraftPlus Premium has the option to back up WordPress core, and any other files that have been stored by hand in the WordPress root directory. Should you use this option? Normally, backup of WordPress core is unnecessary, since you can always download a new copy...

My FTP stopped working when I upgraded to UpdraftPlus Premium

If you could successfully backup by FTP with UpdraftPlus Free, but it stopped working when you upgraded to UpdraftPlus Premium, then this article is for you. The cause of this issue is that UpdraftPlus Free only supports unencrypted FTP. UpdraftPlus Premium supports...

How do I stop an in-progress backup?

If you want to stop an already-running backup, then the final way is to restart the web service on your server. However, you may not have that access, or need something less forceful. Because PHP can run in many different ways, there is no one way to stop a PHP...