This script is meant to be used on platforms, where only a limited toolset is provided (e.g. no bash scripts are allowed). The concept is intentionally kept simple: the file Backup.php contains the complete logic to back up files and mysql databases.

• Backup of all files
• Select own directory for zip backups
• Except backup directory
• Log-file
• Delete old backups after X days
• MySQL database backup

It is only one PHP File to include. Please make sure that you have the following extension installed on your system:

• https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.zip.php (e.g. install with apt install php-zip or docker-php-ext-install zip)

Download Zip

or

Clone Git

git clone https://github.com/StefanSchomacker/PHPBackupScript

Sample Setup

Create a string with the path of your backup directory.

Example:

$backupPath = "/var/www/html/backup/";

Create an object of Backup::class

$backup = new Backup($backupPath);

Configure some Settings

$backup->setDeleteBackupsAfter(20); //deletes archives older than 20 days

Execute script instantly

$dirPath = "/var/www/html/";
$backup->backupDirectory($dirPath);

$databaseHost = "localhost";
$databaseUser = "user";
$databasePassword = "password";
$databaseName = "databaseName";
$backup->backupDatabase($databaseHost, $databaseUser, $databasePassword, $databaseName);

Cron

Create a new cron entry with crontab -e. The example creates a backup every day at 1am:

0 1 * * * /usr/bin/php [PATH TO Backup.php]

Timeout

A PHP script will be canceled by default after 30 seconds by the server. The backup could take more time. To avoid the timeout, I set the max_execution_time to 10 minutes. If you need more time, feel free to change the time (in seconds).

$backup->setPhpTimeoutTime(X);

Backup directory

The directory of your backups is excluded in every zip archive.

Archives

The default name of an archive is backup_Y-m-d_H-i-s.

Logs

The logfiles are created in the subdirectory log. Please set up an external log rotation.

Please check your zip backups regularly. Check the log files if archive is broken.

Feel free to create a new Issue or a Pull request

Copyright 2016 Stefan Schomacker

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