Backing up your blog is a tedious, cumbersome and error-prone procedure which requires fairly good technical knowledge.
Wordpress BackupWordpress users who want to backup their blogs have to read through
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups and follow the (long) instructions which include:
- Backing up the folders which contain your wordpress installation, plugins & uploaded files
- Backing up the mysql database using phpmyadmin and any of the following control panels: cPanel, direct admin, Ensim, Plesk, vDeck
It is clear that the aforementioned procedure cannot be performed by non-technical users while technical users would need a fair amount of time in order to complete the task.
Blogger BackupEven though Blogger is owned by Google and is supported by a huge infrastructure, there is no guarantee that you will login to Blogger one day and discover that your blog is gone, corrupted or deleted forever due to any unforseen error or a hacking attempt.
Blogger says regarding this subject:
Blogger does not have an export or download function. However, you can use the following instructions to create a single file with all your posts which you may publish and then copy to your own computer for use as desired.
Blogger Instructions:
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41447Searching the internet for other solutions one can find this such as:
No need to say that backing up Blogger blogs is extremely complex and error-prone as well.
