database

Notes from building Backvera: failure modes, architecture decisions, and WordPress quirks worth knowing.

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How to migrate a WordPress site manually: a step-by-step guide

Move a WordPress site to a new host or domain by hand: what to copy, the commands for each step, how to change the address without breaking saved settings, and when to switch DNS.

October 26, 202621 min read

Bar chart: full backups store about 10 GB over five days, while incremental stores a 2 GB baseline plus small daily changes, about 2.2 GB.

Engineering

What “incremental” actually means for WordPress backups

"Incremental" gets sprayed across the backup space like glitter. Here is what it actually means at the database and file layer.

June 1, 202610 min read

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