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bcairns/silverstripe-backuprestore
==================================

Simple one-click backup & restore of SilverStripe MySQL databases from within the CMS.

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SilverStripe Backup/Restore
===========================

[](#silverstripe-backuprestore)

[![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcairns/silverstripe-backuprestore/4.x/screenshot.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcairns/silverstripe-backuprestore/4.x/screenshot.png)

Versions
--------

[](#versions)

- The 5.x branch contains the SilverStripe 5 version.
- The 4.x branch contains the SilverStripe 4 version.
- The 3.x branch contains the SilverStripe 3 version.

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

[](#description)

This module provides a CMS panel (for Admins only) with buttons to Backup and Restore the current database.

Ideal for when you need to pull down a copy of the live database but don't have direct access.

This module does NOT require mysqldump command-line utility, unlike some other similar modules.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Install via composer:

```
composer require bcairns/silverstripe-backuprestore

```

There will be a new Backup/Restore panel in the main CMS menu.

- Under "Backup", click "Download Backup File" to download a GZIPPED database dump. This is a standard SQL dump file that should be usable with other applications than this module. It performs DROP TABLE on each table and then recreates them.
- Under "Restore", click "Select File" to choose a database dump file (either gzipped or uncompressed should both work), then click "Upload Backup File" to upload and execute it.

If a live environment is detected, Backup/Restore will display a very prominent alert message in the Restore section, warning against overwriting your live database.

Options
-------

[](#options)

### Excluded Tables

[](#excluded-tables)

There is an `excluded_tables` option which can be used to omit certain tables if needed.

```
BCairns\BackupRestore\BackupRestore:
  excluded_tables:
    - SubmittedFormField

```

### Database Temp Dir and .htaccess File

[](#database-temp-dir-and-htaccess-file)

The module writes the DB dump to disk (on the server) for compression and download.

By default, it will write to "assets/.protected/\_db", and also will create an `.htaccess` file blocking access to the directory (as an extra precaution, even though typically this should already not be web-accessible).

These can both be configured:

```
BCairns\BackupRestore\BackupRestore:
  db_temp_dir: "../../my_temp_dir"
  create_htaccess: false

```

Acknowledgements
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

- This module borrows heavily from Drupal's [Backup and Migrate](https://www.drupal.org/project/backup_migrate) module.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~233 days

Recently: every ~362 days

Total

9

Last Release

989d ago

Major Versions

3.x-dev → 4.02019-05-03

4.x-dev → 5.02023-08-27

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/581411a15383c5e336fc3c7996a73dca59e088e3e0a8c53331465835041fa6b0?d=identicon)[bcairns](/maintainers/bcairns)

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Top Contributors

[![bcairns](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/638372?v=4)](https://github.com/bcairns "bcairns (2 commits)")[![davejtoews](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9664035?v=4)](https://github.com/davejtoews "davejtoews (1 commits)")

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Tags

databasebackupdumpmysqlsilverstripeuploadrestoredownloaddeploymentstaging

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