Pressing the button will backup your entire website (including your databases). There are options to control file compression, altering the name of the backed-up website, and how many backups to include into the backup.

So, what happens when I click the button?

  1. Database(s) are dumped

    The data from each of your databases(s) is converted portable mysqldump formatted text files. For each database backed up a file will be created and saved into the Backup Client backup directory.

  2. Tar file is created

    A tar file is created that contains all the files of your website (this will include the previously backed up databases). Previous tar backups are excluded. Additionally, you can exclude all but the most recent database backups and additional files that match patterns of your choice.

  3. Logs are updated

    The information on each backup file are saved in a database table for future reference.

  4. Triggers are called

    Backup Client supports triggers and after a backup is made the trigger hooks are called.

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