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medvesekg/laravel-database-backups
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Database backups for Laravel

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Database backups for Laravel
============================

[](#database-backups-for-laravel)

Easily perform database backups in Laravel.

Quickstart
----------

[](#quickstart)

`composer require medvesekg/laravel-database-backups`

`php artisan db:backup`

Assuming a default Laravel installation this will create a backup in the `storage/app` directory

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- mysqldump for mysql
- pgdump for postgres

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

In `config/database.php` at the root level add:

```
'backups' => [
    'disk' => 'local',
    'frequency' => 'daily',
    'retention' => 'two weeks'
]
```

### Disk

[](#disk)

The Laravel disk where you want to store the backups. I recommend creating a seperate disk for backups in `config/filesystems.php`. You can use any driver supported by Laravel.

### Frequency

[](#frequency)

How frequently do you want to perform backups. Accepted values are names of Laravel's schedule methods e.g. *daily*, *weekly*, *monthly* see  for reference.

For automatic backups to work you need to set up Laravel's scheduler. Refer to Laravel documentation.

### Retention

[](#retention)

How long do you want to keep old backups for. Accepted values are anything Carbon datetime library can parse. See  for reference. Examples: *two weeks*

For automatic cleaning of old backups you need to set up Laravel's scheduler. Refer to Laravel documentation.

Artisan commands
----------------

[](#artisan-commands)

The package adds two Artisan commands

- `php artisan db:backup` Creates a new backup
- `php artisan db:backup:clean` Deletes backups older than the retention policy

Supported database drivers
--------------------------

[](#supported-database-drivers)

- Mysql
- Postgres
- Sqlite

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 30% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~9 days

Total

4

Last Release

2460d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25692818?v=4)[Gregor Medvešek](/maintainers/medvesekg)[@medvesekg](https://github.com/medvesekg)

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