Been trying to back up my WordPress site, and it’s just taking forever. Like, hours. I’ve checked my hosting and everything seems fine, but it’s still slow. Anyone got any ideas on what I could try?
Yeah, I had the same issue a while ago. Upgrading my PHP version helped a lot. Are you using an old version?
Jean said:
Yeah, I had the same issue a while ago. Upgrading my PHP version helped a lot. Are you using an old version?
I’m not sure, actually. How do I check the PHP version?
Jean said:
Yeah, I had the same issue a while ago. Upgrading my PHP version helped a lot. Are you using an old version?
You can check it in your hosting dashboard or use a plugin like Health Check. It’ll tell you what version you’re running.
Also, make sure your SSL and HTTPS are all set up correctly. I had that slow down my backups once.
Chris said:
Also, make sure your SSL and HTTPS are all set up correctly. I had that slow down my backups once.
Oh, didn’t think about that. I’ll double-check if I’ve got SSL running properly. Appreciate the tip.
Have you optimized your images? Sometimes, large images can slow things down. Maybe try compressing them?
CyberSphinx said:
Have you optimized your images? Sometimes, large images can slow things down. Maybe try compressing them?
Good point. I think I’ve been lazy with that. What’s the best tool for compressing images?
CyberSphinx said:
Have you optimized your images? Sometimes, large images can slow things down. Maybe try compressing them?
I use TinyPNG. Works pretty well and it’s super easy to use.
If your backups are still slow, you might wanna look at your permalink structure. I switched mine to ‘Post Name’ and it helped.
SEOGeniusPro said:
If your backups are still slow, you might wanna look at your permalink structure. I switched mine to ‘Post Name’ and it helped.
Interesting… didn’t know permalink structure could affect backups. I’ll try that. Thanks.
IDK if you’ve already done this, but updating your plugins might help. Sometimes outdated plugins slow down everything.
titomarrion said:
IDK if you’ve already done this, but updating your plugins might help. Sometimes outdated plugins slow down everything.
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to update them. I’ll do that now and see if it makes a difference.
titomarrion said:
IDK if you’ve already done this, but updating your plugins might help. Sometimes outdated plugins slow down everything.
FYI, make sure you back everything up before updating, just in case something breaks.
titomarrion said:
IDK if you’ve already done this, but updating your plugins might help. Sometimes outdated plugins slow down everything.
Good call. I’ll definitely do that first.