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2005.08.18
around lunchtime
WP-DB Backup 1.7186
WP DB Backup 1.7 is now available.
This version features better error handling, some modest internationalization changes, and an update to the documentation. If you experienced trouble with version 1.6, please try 1.7 and let me know if it works for you!
2005.08.08
in the early evening
WP-DB Backup 1.636
I‘m pleased to announce the immediate availability ofWP-DB-Backup 1.6!
This version has received a major overhaul, courtesy ofOwen:

As you can see from the screenshot above, there‘s a progress meter now, telling you how far along in the backup process you are. Each table is still backed up individually, but now each table is also backed up just a few rows at a time, to better support tables with huge numbers of rows (as might be found from stats or anti-spam plugins).
WP-DB Backup should now handle databases of all sizes! Indeed, it‘s been tested successfully on two large databases — one nearly 10 megs, and one over 32 megs — as well as several small ones.
WP-DB Backup now also automatically detects gzip support. If available, your backup will be compressed on the fly; if not available, no compression will occur (obviously).
Now that huge databases can be backed up reliably, I have added support for optional tables to be included in the scheduled backups. Remember, though, that most email servers block attachments larger than about 5 megabytes. If you have an enormous database, the scheduled backup email delivery may fail.
French translation available — thanksOzh!
2005.07.19
at around evening time
WP-DB Backup 1.526
wp-db-backup-1.5.zip
This version of WP-DB Backup should be better for everyone. The foreach warnings if you have no data should be gone — if they‘re not, please let me know.
This version also better handles large databases. The database backup is spooled, 10 rows at a time, to the server‘s hard disk. If the final backup file is greater than 2 megabytes in size, gzip compress will not be used, even if you ask for it. A friendly message will inform you that the database was too big to gzip, and that the file remains uncompressed.
Finally, this version should fully support internationalization. If you translate the included wp-db-backup.pot file, please send it to me so that I can make itmake it available to others!
Many thanks toOwen,Lorelle, andStefano for their contributions!
2005.07.15
in the late afternoon
WP-DB Backup1
Just a quick update on WP-DB Backup,
Thanks to everyone who sent in kind words. I‘m glad the plugin works for you. To those of you experiencing problems, please don‘t despair.
Bothwesti andtripleaxis havesuggested short-termfixes for the "Invalid argument supplied for foreach()" error message.
I‘ve received some great suggestions for improvement, many of which I hope to be able to include in a new version.
It‘s doubtful that any development work will take place this weekend, as we‘re hosting a family reunion in our backyard. I‘ll be spending more time at the grill than I will at the keyboard!
2005.07.12
late at night
WordPress Database Backup134
Announcing the WordPress Database Backup plugin!
This is an easy-to-use plugin to quickly backup your WordPress database. You may download the backup file, or have it emailed to the address of your choice.
Click Manage -> Backup:

By default, the core WordPress tabels are backed up. You may select additional tables, if any, and choose how you‘d like to receive your backup file. Then simply click Download!

But wait, that‘s not all!
If you also haveWP-Cron installed, you‘ll be able to schedule daily backups of your database, sent direct to your Inbox!

Installation
Please be sure to read the installation instructions included in the zip file. For the impatient, here they are:
Create a directory /wp-content/backup/ inside your WordPress directory.
$ cd wordpress/wp-content
$ mkdir backup Make this directory writable by your webserver.
$ chgrp www-data backup
$ chmod g+w backup Insall and activate the plugin Navigate to Manage -> Backup Backup!
Delivery Method Details
None This will save the database backup in your /wp-content/backup/ directory on your server. This is provided as a convenience only. Please do not leave your database backup files lying around! Email The backup file will be emailed to the address you specify. Gzip compression is strongly encouraged. Once delivered, the backup file will be deleted from the server. Download The backup file will be sent to your browser, where you can save it to your local workstation. Gzip compression is strongly encouraged. Once downloaded, the backup file will be deleted from the server.
The Fine Print
This plugin works for me. Currently, I have about 160 posts, with a little over one thousand comments. A gzip compressed backup of my database produced with this plugin is about 460 KB. This plugin was successfully tested on another blog with 1369 posts and 4000 comments. The gzipped backup file was ahout 1.3 megabytes, and was successfully emailed and downloaded.
If you have a huge database (tens of thousands of posts and comments) this plugin may not work for you, for any of the following reasons:
PHP memory limit: server operators can limit the amount of memory a PHP script may use. If the size of your database backup exceeds this limit, the backup will not succeed.PHP time out: server operators can limit the amount of time for which a PHP script may run. If it takes longer than this amount of time to backup your database, the backup will not succeed. Email attachment file size limitations: many email providers do not accept email attachments greater than a certain size. If your database backup is excessively large, it may not make it to your Inbox. insufficient disk space: although extremely unlikely, if your server does not have space to store the temporary backup file, the backup will not succeed.
Please note that including the database tables for your plugins in the backup is likely to introduce any (or all) of the problems listed above. Plugins like user and statistics tracking, or spam filter logs, can grow to enormous sizes.
Finally, although this plugin works for me, I will not accept any responsibility for any problems that this may cause for you. Use this plugin at your own risk.
DownloadWP-DB-Backup 1.4 today!
Thanks go to the following people for helping me develop and test this plugin:
FirasMarkMtDewVirusPodzRyanDuff
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