README

Lara-Backup-Manager is a versatile Laravel package designed to simplify the backup and restoration process for your Laravel applications. With support for various storage options defined in your filesystem.php configuration, it offers flexibility in managing your data backups. Additionally, this package goes a step further by allowing custom HTTP server integration for storage, making it a comprehensive solution for safeguarding your application's critical data. Whether you need to create routine backups or restore your data seamlessly, Lara-Backup-Manager provides an efficient and user-friendly solution for your Laravel projects.

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Requirements

• PHP >= 7.3
• Laravel 6+
• mysql (to restore database)
• mysqldump (to backup database)
• tar (to backup/restore files)
• zcat (to extract database archive)

Please make sure above binaries are added to PATH environment variable or you can specify full path to them in config file.

Installation

Via Composer

$ composer require ichie-benjamin/lara-backup-manager

(Optional) Add Facade to config/app.php in aliases section:

'BackupManager' => IchieBenjamin\LaraBackupManager\Facades\BackupManager::class,

Publish package's files by running below command:

$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="IchieBenjamin\LaraBackupManager\ServiceProvider"

It should publish config/lara-backup-manager.php config file and migration file.

Run php artisan migrate to create backup verifier (verifybackup)) table.

Finally setup options in config/lara-backup-manager.php file and open the backup manager at url you have specified in route option eg http//yourapp.com/lara-backup-manager, you should now see interface of BackupManager.

See config/lara-backup-manager.php file for more information about backup settings.

Setting Up Automatic Backups

To setup automatic backups, place following in app/Console/Kernel.php file:

$schedule->command('backupmanager:create')->daily();
$schedule->command('backupmanager:create --only="db"')->everySixHours();

This package provides GUI interface to manage backups, also this following commands are also available:

  backupmanager:create                  Creates backup of files and/or database.
  backupmanager:create --only="db"      Creates backup of database only.
  backupmanager:create --only="files"   Creates backup of files only.
  backupmanager:list                    Shows list of backups taken.
  backupmanager:restore                 Restores a backup already taken.

Saving Backups to Other Disks

By default this package saves backups to local disk but you can use built-in feature of laravel filesystem to save backups to other disks too. Let's say you want to upload to different server for which you have ftp credentials, you need to update those ftp credentials into laravel's config/filesystems.php file under ftp disk setting. Once you have done that, in backup manager config file (config/backupmanager.php) specify your disk to be ftp instead of local eg:

// define disk options
'disk' => 's3',

instead of

 'disk' => 'local',

Now backup files will be saved to s3 instead of locally.

Disclaimer

This package is not affiliated with, maintained, authorized, endorsed or sponsored by Laravel or any of its affiliates.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email ichiebenjamin instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

• Ichie Benjamin

License

Please see the license file for more information.