DB Export in Wordpress returns Empty file.

I have several tile to export DataBase from Wordpress site over phpmyadmin, and sometimes it would export, but more often it returns empty file. What can be the problem? This is very important to have backup of your site, and to be sure it is not empty file.

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Submitted by Boris Hrkic on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 23:26
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Use database-tools for backup data

Every common database has some tools to backup your data.
e.g.: PostgreSQL --> pg_dump, MySQL --> mysqldump

Look at the documentation of the backup tool from your database and use it for the entire schema/database of you application.
This approach is more general and much more reliable than application built-in backup functions/plugins.

If you application depends on files on your filesystem too, than you have to save them too (recommendation: rsync)

Submitted by Alexander Nebel on Fri, 12/19/2014 - 09:47

Increase your memory limit

It happens because your allowed memory size is exhausted, and the DB is quite big, and it takes more time.

An Allowed Memory Size Exhausted error means that your WordPress installation doesn't have enough memory to achieve what you want. You can try out the following steps:

Increase your memory limit in wp-config.php
Increase your memory limit by editing php.ini. This is not a file that comes with WordPress so if you are unfamiliar with it you should contact your web host about increasing your memory limit.

Submitted by Boris Hrkic on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 23:27

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