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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. dvixi/phpbu ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) dvixi/phpbu =========== PHP Backup utility. 3.1.3(10y ago)01.7k1MITPHP Since Jan 16Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/athl64/phpbu-separated)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dvixi/phpbu)[ Docs](http://phpbu.de/)[ RSS](/packages/dvixi-phpbu/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (9)Versions (38)Used By (0) PHPBU ===== [](#phpbu) **PHP Backup Utility** *PHPBU* is a php framework that creates and encrypts backups, syncs your backups to other servers or cloud services and assists you monitor your backup creation. Get detailed information about all the features and a 'getting started' tutorial at the [PHPBU Website](http://phpbu.de). [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/81f254cf4986897dedded5d9393d1214af6273f707a5c1d15a2d757d108ec836/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70687062752f70687062752f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/phpbu/phpbu)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/49c47bc9edd0fefb778b1f9e6f9b3828dfc5b603a251da43730a257f86f72c9f/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70687062752f70687062752f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/phpbu/phpbu)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/95db5a73d44ff236cdafe316d95dfce4ddbb6048e02e685de671d546c338f7f9/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f73656261737469616e66656c646d616e6e2f70687062752e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f9ebd50ff05adb0ee8bafa42733ccb6a882a790971b1793cd385912991756a25/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f73656261737469616e66656c646d616e6e2f70687062752f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu/?branch=master)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fbeaa73ec27983e08cb2ede6166a935726e9f166696dad07161429c54219b50f/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f73656261737469616e66656c646d616e6e2f70687062752f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu/?branch=master) Features -------- [](#features) - Creating backups - ArangoDB - Directories - Elasticsearch - MongoDB - MySQL - Percona XtraBackup - PostgreSQL - Redis - Validate backups - Check min size - Comparing with previous backups - Encrypting backups - mcrypt - openssl - Sync backups to other locations - Amazon s3 - Dropbox - rsync - SFTP - FTP - Softlayer - Cleanup your backup location - Delete backups older x - Store only x MB of backups - Keep only last x backups Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 5.4+ - ext/curl - ext/dom - ext/json - ext/spl - POSIX Shell - tar - bzip2 or gzip Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can [download](http://phar.phpbu.de/phpbu.phar) a PHP Archive [(PHAR)](http://php.net/phar) that bundles everything you need to run *PHPBU* in a single file. ``` wget http://phar.phpbu.de/phpbu.phar chmod +x phpbu.phar php phpbu.phar --version ``` For convenience, you can move the PHAR to a directory that is in your [PATH](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_%28variable%29). ``` mv phpbu.phar /usr/local/bin/phpbu phpbu --version ``` Installing *PHPBU* via Composer is also supported. ``` "require": { "phpbu/phpbu": "3.1.*" } ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` phpbu [option] --bootstrap= A "bootstrap" PHP file that is included before the backup. --configuration= A phpbu xml config file. --colors Use colors in output. --debug Display debugging information during backup generation. --simulate Perform a trial run with no changes made. -h, --help Print this usage information. -v, --verbose Output more verbose information. -V, --version Output version information and exit. ``` ### Usage Examples [](#usage-examples) ``` $ phpbu ``` This requires a valid XML *PHPBU* configuration file (phpbu.xml or phpbu.xml.dist) in your current working directory. Alternatively, you can specify the path to your configuration file. ``` $ phpbu --configuration=backup/config.xml ``` Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) Simple configuration example: ``` ``` ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 79% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community15 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity75 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 97.4% 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 ~12 days Total 37 Last Release 3680d ago Major Versions 1.2.1 → 2.0.02015-04-05 2.1.15 → 3.0.02016-02-07 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6e04fbe18bfb1c8a3d6ca739919ea9ff097ea43709c6448750ced46b091c7a1f?d=identicon)[athl64](/maintainers/athl64) --- Top Contributors [![sebastianfeldmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9250358?v=4)](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann "sebastianfeldmann (629 commits)")[![chrishawes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/143662?v=4)](https://github.com/chrishawes "chrishawes (5 commits)")[![cerw](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16146?v=4)](https://github.com/cerw "cerw (3 commits)")[![athl64](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4989972?v=4)](https://github.com/athl64 "athl64 (3 commits)")[![F21](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2263040?v=4)](https://github.com/F21 "F21 (3 commits)")[![josemalonsom](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6292439?v=4)](https://github.com/josemalonsom "josemalonsom (2 commits)")[![ephraim](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20429?v=4)](https://github.com/ephraim "ephraim (1 commits)") --- Tags cloudsftpbackuptarmysqlmongodbrsync ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/dvixi-phpbu/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/dvixi-phpbu/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/dvixi-phpbu) ``` ### Alternatives [phpbu/phpbu PHP Backup utility. 1.3k89.0k4](/packages/phpbu-phpbu)[danielme85/laravel-log-to-db Custom Laravel Log channel handler that can store log events to SQL or MongoDB databases. 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