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alexivashchenko/php-mysql-backup
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Simple PHP class to create regular MySQL database backups

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php-mysql-backup
================

[](#php-mysql-backup)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Simple PHP class to create regular MySQL database backups.

### What it does:

[](#what-it-does)

1. Create MySQL database backup.
2. Remove old MySQL database backups.

The output is the set of `sql.gzip` files.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Composer

[](#composer)

From the Command line:

```
composer require alexivashchenko/php-mysql-backup:dev-master

```

In `composer.json`:

```
{
	"require": {
		"alexivashchenko/php-mysql-backup": "dev-master"
	}
}

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Create `config.php` file, set up right `VENDOR_PATH` and `$Config`.
2. Create CRON job to run `run-backup.php` file.

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity31

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46319113?v=4)[Olexandr Ivashchenko](/maintainers/alexivashchenko)[@alexivashchenko](https://github.com/alexivashchenko)

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Top Contributors

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