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AWS EC2 Instance Ubuntu Server Wordpress Full Backup
So this week I have learned some things the hard way unfortunately. I have a T2.Medium EC2 Instance on a Ubuntu Server. I had decided to upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04
I am a newbie but have some experience in this. I thought I had done this right and I made a snap shot of my volume image weekly.
Well after I have no idea what exactly happened but I could not access or repair my WordPress website after I upgraded. So I thought I would open a new instance using my AMI snapshot. But this didn't work either as the new instance was also the new 16.04 ubuntu.....
So my question is I know the newer version is better for security reasons and more but
how do I make a complete back up of my system so this happens again I can revert back and work on the solution on the side until I am sure the new upgrade works 100%? And yes I know I should had done this the first time but lesson learned.
I am a newbie but have some experience in this. I thought I had done this right and I made a snap shot of my volume image weekly.
Well after I have no idea what exactly happened but I could not access or repair my WordPress website after I upgraded. So I thought I would open a new instance using my AMI snapshot. But this didn't work either as the new instance was also the new 16.04 ubuntu.....
So my question is I know the newer version is better for security reasons and more but
how do I make a complete back up of my system so this happens again I can revert back and work on the solution on the side until I am sure the new upgrade works 100%? And yes I know I should had done this the first time but lesson learned.
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Dustin Stanley
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Also in addition to my last comment. I thought the snapshot was a full backup. What does Amazon offer as a full backup up of the machine? Thanks for the help.
You mention snapshots, which are EBS volume-level incremental backups, and AMIs, which are complete point-in-time images of an EC2 instance AND ALL attached EBS volumes. Which did you take prior to trying to restore your instance? They are two separate concepts.
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@Justin C
Well as you see i am not 100% good with the understanding or vocabulary. But I took a snap shot of my instance. I have been able to recover most of the information I needed but it isn't 100% back yet. What I need to understand is what exactly do I have to do to make a 100% complete backup of my EC2 System.
As in a complete back up I mean the server and everything. Such as the current software versions and applications on the server. So if this happens again i can just launch from a back up very quickly. I thank you all for the help.
Well as you see i am not 100% good with the understanding or vocabulary. But I took a snap shot of my instance. I have been able to recover most of the information I needed but it isn't 100% back yet. What I need to understand is what exactly do I have to do to make a 100% complete backup of my EC2 System.
As in a complete back up I mean the server and everything. Such as the current software versions and applications on the server. So if this happens again i can just launch from a back up very quickly. I thank you all for the help.
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Thanks for the Info. I will see what I can do with the AMI and plugins.
I had woocommerce and around 40,000 products. You say if I have my raw /var/lib/mysql/* files then it is easily recoverable. Would I FTP through FileZilla and SSH and copy these files to the new instance for a quick recovery.....Would that work?