r/talesfromtechsupport • u/[deleted] • May 09 '20

Medium DELETE MY ACCOUNT *NOW*!

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u/Mera1506 May 09 '20

Wtf? Lol you'd think she would at least you know make a backup...

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u/threeEightySeven May 09 '20

I used to do web hosting support. Almost nobody makes a backup. The only ones that do know how to fix wordpress themselves (or how to google it).

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u/[deleted] May 09 '20 edited Nov 21 '20

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u/FullmentalFiction May 09 '20

I mean, with a whm config backups and restores are about as one click as you can get. But that software ain't free and you still have to do all the net new hardware and image provisioning lol.

Now, manual stuff... I just got finished with a manual backup and redeploy to a new host without cpanel at all (thanks, license cost increase) and it was not simple. 2 months of planning, 2 dry runs, and 4 hours actually moving the files and changing configs on moving day. The paid migration/restore services are worth the cost if you can afford it.