What is GNU?

The GNU General Public License is called GPL in short. It has some terms and conditions to copy, modify and distribute the software licensed under its name. GNU makes sure that any software source-code licensed under it has to make originating source code open and freely available to all its users. Here, freely doesn’t mean … Read more

Which licensing authority is responsible for WordPress?

WordPress is licensed under GPLv2 (GNU General Public License) which makes it free and open-source software. Each copy of WordPress has a licensed copy with it. The correct answer is: WordPress is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which is overseen by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). This licensing allows users to freely … Read more

Explain the steps involved in the backup of the database.

In the database, all your posts, media files, comments, and metadata stored. It also contains user’s information and all your plugin settings. All these information are personal and unique. If you lose them, they are gone permanently. Select your WordPress database (which you created during the installation of WordPress). Click on Export. Quick is used … Read more

How to Backup WordPress root Files?

There are many files in your WordPress directory. These files can be downloaded back from wordpress.org site. Some of them can be retrieved back but some can’t. The wp-content directory contains all your installed themes and plugins including all your media files like images, audio or video files which you uploaded on your site. Hence, … Read more

Why is Backup important?

Backup allows you to retrieve your site back if something goes wrong or if your site breaks. There could be many reasons for this like external attack, hacking, server down. You can lose everything from data to all the posts on your site. The backup is essential to avoid it. Securing your backup is also … Read more