The Quick and Dirty Way to Back Up a WordPress Website

Or move a website, for that matter.

Based on help given by a hosting support rep:

1. Save/Backup wp_content folder in the server files (cPanel > File Manager > public_html or in FileZilla).
2. Export a backup of the database via phpMyAdmin.

To restore the site / move to new server:

1. Do a backup of the corrupted wp_content and database, just in case.
2. Delete WP install through cPanel > WordPress (that’s better than just deleting files from File Manager)
3. Do a fresh install of WordPress through cPanel.
4. Overwrite wp_content folder.
5. Import database in phpMyAdmin.
   1. First, Check All tables, and Drop (delete)
   2. Then Import backed up db file.
   3. You may need to change the site urls in wp_options if the url has changed.