Backup Typo Blog

Backup or Restore the content of a blog to/from YAML whose host server supports the MetaWebLog API. (Currently supports typo|wordpress|blogger)

Script was originally created by Derek Mahar for migrating posts between blogs and then changed extensively to serve as a backup/restore utility by Pete McBreen

Sample command lines (program prompts for blog password)

  ruby backup_blog.rb username improvingwetware.com backup.yaml 25 typo backup
  ruby backup_blog.rb username improvingwetware.com backup.yaml num_posts typo restore

(the num_posts argument is unused on restore)

Note: typo has bug whereby it ignores createdDate when creating URL, but does show correctly posted x days ago. Clicking on the link on the home page fails but it generates feed OK… puzzling… not fixed yet.

Code uses the metaweblog API

    source_posts = blog_client.call(
          "metaWeblog.getRecentPosts",
          blog_id,
          username,
          password,
          post_count)

and then saves the posts to a YAML file

    f = File.new(backup_filename, "w")
    f.puts source_posts.to_yaml
    f.close

Ruby script is here backup_blog.rb