What are the implications of changing a table’s character set?

Background: Since UpdraftPlus 1.13.8 (autumn 2017), UpdraftPlus has been able to do extra checks upon your database prior to restoration for compatibility. In particular, it will look at the MySQL server that WordPress is running on, and make sure that it supports the...

How do I restore my site with UpdraftPlus?

This question is about how to restore your site to the same location and URL. For information on migrating a site, please see our Migration Guide. For information on moving hosts, please see our ‘How to move hosts’ guide. In the example below, we are...