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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. phpbu/phpbu ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) phpbu/phpbu =========== PHP Backup utility. 6.0.31(3mo ago)1.3k89.0k↓22.4%109[57 issues](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu/pulls)4MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI failing Since Nov 28Pushed 3mo ago38 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sebastianfeldmann/phpbu)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpbu/phpbu)[ Docs](https://phpbu.de/)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/sebastianfeldmann)[ RSS](/packages/phpbu-phpbu/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (16)Versions (141)Used By (4) PHPBU ===== [](#phpbu) **PHP Backup Utility** *PHPBU* is a php tool that creates and encrypts backups, syncs your backups to other servers or cloud services and assists you monitor your backup creation. Get an in depth look into all the features and a short 'getting started' tutorial at the [PHPBU Website](https://www.phpbu.de). 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Alternatively, you can specify the path to your configuration file. An important thing to note is that all path inside the configuration should be absolute or relative to the configuration file itself. ``` $ phpbu --configuration=backup/config.xml ``` Use the *--limit* option to execute only a subset of your configured backups. ``` $ phpbu --limit=myAppDB ``` A dry run without any actual impact is executed with the *--simulate* option. ``` $ phpbu --simulate ``` To show a guide how to restore your backup use the *--restore* option. ``` $ phpbu --restore ``` Configuration Example --------------------- [](#configuration-example) Simple configuration example in XML: ``` ``` Simple configuration example in JSON: ``` { "verbose":true, "backups":[ { "name":"myAppDB", "source":{ "type":"mysqldump", "options":{ "databases":"mydbname", "user":"user.name", "password":"topsecret" } }, "target":{ "dirname":"backup", "filename":"mysql-%Y%m%d-%H%i.sql", "compress":"bzip2" } } ] } ``` ### Health Score 70 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance79 Regular maintenance activity Popularity57 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community39 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity90 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 90.4% 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. 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