=== Online Backup for WordPress === Contributors: Driskell Tags: backup, online backup, wordpress backup, database backup, filesystem backup Requires at least: 2.8.6 Tested up to: 3.2.1 Stable tag: 2.1.0 Online Backup for WordPress allows you to easily backup your entire WordPress website to email, desktop or free 100 MB storage on our secure servers. == Description == Backup Technology's [Online Backup](http://www.backup-technology.com/) plugin provides protection for WordPress sites and their data. With the vast amount of time and investment that goes into running a blog or website, it is essential that a simple system is available for backing up. The plugin can backup to one of three places: Backup Technology's secure online servers with 100MB free storage space, an email inbox or a computer desktop. It will backup a site's settings, pages, posts and comments, as well as media, attachments, themes and plugins. Its features include compression, encryption, scheduling and on-demand backup. Download the plugin and register with Backup Technology for 100 MB of free storage space to backup online. Visit Backup Technology's website for more information on their services for WordPress, Online Backup and [Disaster Recovery](http://www.backup-technology.com/) == Installation == Step 1: Download the plugin. Step 2: Upload the plugin to your blog using the Plugins > Add New > Upload feature in your WordPress Dashboard. Step 3: Register for your 100 MiB of free space on our [backup portal](https://wordpress.backup-technology.com/ "Online Backup for WordPress Portal"). Step 4: Configure your plugin to enable encryption and provide the login details of your online account by clicking General Settings and Online Backup Settings on the Tools > Online Backup page. Step 5: Schedule when to run your backup by clicking Schedule. == Screenshots == 1. Online Backup for WordPress dashboard. 2. On-demand backup. 3. Running an online backup == Support == For answers to common queries and solutions to common problems, check out our FAQ at https://wordpress.backup-technology.com/FAQ. If you encounter any issues not covered in the FAQ, please start a new topic in the plugin's WordPress forum [here](http://wordpress.org/tags/wponlinebackup?forum_id=10). Backup Technology monitor the forum every few days and will be able to provide you with assistance there. Feedback and feature requests are also very welcome in the forum. We hope that you find our plugin useful! Thank you. **Please note, we are only able to provide technical support through the WordPress forum mentioned above, and not by email or telephone.** == Changelog == = 2.1.0 = * Filesystem is now enabled in schedule by default to simplify initial configuration * Fixed "Last chance to enable encryption" warning when connecting plugin to the vault for the first time * Encryption details are only saved to the online vault AFTER a backup has been run * Fixed missing cdrbuffer.php errors * Fixed incorrect .rc extension from zip file download * Fixed broken PBKDF2 when PHP version is lower than 5.3 * Backups are now more reliable and finish quicker on sites with low visitor counts that resulted in constant Unexpected Stop and Timeout problems * Backups are now more reliable on sites that previously experienced memory exhaustion during database backup that resulted in constant Unexpected Stop and Timeout problems * Fixed broken installation on servers with InnoDB as the default storage engine * File backup schema is now automatically set to UTF-8 to resolve issues with international filenames * Backup transfer to the online vault is now more accurate when WordPress is in a subfolder * Fixed broken backup when the parent folder of WordPress is inaccessible * Minor tweaks = 2.0.2 = * Fix broken backup on fresh installations of 2.0.1. Workaround is to go to General Settings and save. = 2.0.1 = * Simplified and improved user interface further * Activity logs are now only kept for 6 months, and an option has been added to change this value * Blog title and description are now correctly displayed in the backup vault Portal * Large files that cause the backup to timeout are now skipped after two failed attempts * Timeouts on relatively slow servers (an issue introduced in 2.0.0) are now fixed * Minor tweaks = 2.0.0 = * Fixed a parse error on PHP4 servers * Improved error reporting of Online Backup settings page = 2.0.0rc2 = * Fixed an issue where files compressed on PHP 5.3.x could not be accessed = 2.0.0rc1 = * Filesystem backup feature added with option to additionally backup the parent folder * Added the ability to skip comments marked as spam and trash * Backup files are now generated as ZIP files for universal compatibility * Filesystem backup to the online servers is now incremental * Performance of compression and encryption has been greatly improved by performing on-the-fly * Better handling and recovery of time outs * Activity log now included with events for all past activities * Improved user interface * Temporary directory is now only used if absolutely necessary * Automatic detection of temporary directory when it is absolutely necessary * Multiple blogs can now be backed up with the same online account, each with 100MiB of quota (only using 2.0.0 and later, 1.0.9 and earlier still require unique accounts) * Point in time snapshots of the WordPress site can now be downloaded online (using plugin 2.0.0 backup data only) * The new plugin will start backing up your blog as if it were a different blog, so you will begin a whole new 100MiB quota. Database backups from 1.0.9 and earlier will still be available online under a separate "Blog" entry. This is due to major changes in how the data is stored across the data centres. * Blog URL no longer needs to be configured on the online Portal - it is picked up automatically * Various other improvements and additions = 1.0.91 = * Fixed deprecation error messages when WordPress DEBUG mode is enabled = 1.0.9 = * Fixed an issue where encryption could add extra bytes to the end of the compressed file making decompression fail in some compression programs * Fix issue that could cause password to show as invalid even though it IS valid and online backups do actually work * Fix for scheduling issue on some servers. = 1.0.8 = * In some setups, after a restore, the plugin wouldn't function correctly. * Improved protection added to the backup file transmission to prevent other plugins adding output. = 1.0.72 = * Fixed a fatal error when saving settings. = 1.0.71 = * Accounted for WordPress's strict magic GPC quotes. = 1.0.7 = * Fixed an issue where one would not be able to disable encryption. * Added a potential fix for issues on Windows servers. = 1.0.6 = * Fixed an issue on WordPress sites where WordPress is not at the root of the domain. (Thanks Richard Benwell for pointing this out and providing a fix!) * Super cache was breaking the backup fetch. Added a workaround. * Fixed the uninstaller. (Thanks Chris Larson for pointing this out!) * Fixes the junk error - it will now report the correct error about temporary directory been cleared. (Thanks Ian Grindey and those who used 1.0.5.1d!) * Download link now correctly downloads over HTTPS if FORCE_SSL is enabled. * "Table has no PRIMARY key! Some rows could get missed." no longer shows for tables with UNIQUE keys. * Various other minor improvements. = 1.0.5 = * Fixed so the plugin works in a PHP4 environment. * Fixed an issue with the download button on manual backups. * Added a See FAQ link to the "Table does not have PRIMARY key!" warning. * Improved layout of a few pages to make them easier to understand. * Changed scheduling so one can configure the exact day, hour or minute for the backup. * Added a fix for failed online backups and multiple backups getting triggered by wp-cron. * Added a view log link to view the result of the last backup. * Adjusted a few error messages to contain possible solutions. * Various other minor bug fixes and improvements. = 1.0.3 = * Fixed an issue where backups would always fail if the server did not support encryption. = 1.0.2 = * Minor tweaks and bug fixes. == Upgrade Notice == = 2.0.0 = With version 2.0 you can now backup your blog's files! WARNING: With version 2.0 you will no longer be able to send a backup to both email and the online vault at the same time in a scheduled backup. If you currently have both set in your schedule, the email option will be removed upon upgrade. = 1.0.71 = This update addresses issues with disabling encryption and issues running on Windows servers. = 1.0.6 = Fixes issues with wp_super_cache plugin and sites where WordPress is in a subfolder. Also fixes the junk error so it correctly reports the real error. = 1.0.5 = Fixes the failed backup issues some people were experiencing. NOTE: The plugin no longer uses the built-in WordPress schedules and now has it's own options that are much more configurable: Weekly, Daily, Twice Daily, Four Times Daily and Hourly. The plugin will do its best to allocate the nearest schedule to the one you currently have. However, we recommend you check the schedule settings afterwards to ensure the one selected is the best for your requirements. = 1.0.3 = Fixes an issue where backups would always fail if the server did not support encryption.