Backups
WordPress incremental backups: advantages and implementation
24 July 2024 · 8 min read
Incremental backups only store the changes since the previous backup. This is in contrast to full backups, where all data is copied every time. For larger WordPress websites, incremental backups are essential.
At WP Maintainer we use incremental backups for larger websites. In this article we explain how it works and how to implement it.
How do incremental backups work?
After a week you have one full backup and six small incremental backups instead of seven full backups.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Implementation
Best practices
- Make a full backup weekly as a base - Monitor the integrity of incremental backups - Test the recovery process monthly - Maintain a retention policy (e.g. 7 days incremental, 4 weekly full)
WP Incremental backups
For larger websites we use incremental backups as part of our maintenance plan. This saves storage and minimises the impact on server performance. We regularly test the recovery to guarantee reliability.