Title: Automatic database copy
Last modified: February 26, 2020

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# Automatic database copy

 *  Resolved [ciepan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciepan/)
 * (@ciepan)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-database-copy/)
 * Hi,
    Automatic DB BACKUP does not work. You can create a backup manually but 
   it does not create a backup automatically.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fautomatic-database-copy%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-database-copy/#post-12481137)
 * Hi,
 * >  Automatic DB BACKUP does not work. You can create a backup manually but it
   > does not create a backup automatically.
 * The backup time is set at the time you save the automatic scheduled backup settings.
   In order for the backup to trigger around the time you expect it to, you will
   need some kind of site activity (such as someone visiting) just after that time.
 * For example:
 * If I’ve just configured my scheduled backup settings to do a once daily backup
   and saved the config now and it is currently 7:11pm at my location, then the 
   wp-cron will be scheduled to perform a backup at around 7:11pm everyday. Which
   means that the next backup will be scheduled for tomorrow at approximately 7:
   11pm – BUT – as mentioned in my last response, if nobody visits my site till 
   10:30pm tomorrow, then no backup will occur at 7:11pm because there was no activity
   on the site just after 7:11pm to trigger the wp-cron event. What will happen 
   is that the system will immediately trigger a backup as soon as someone visits
   my site anytime after the scheduled time. (In other words in this example the
   backup will occur at 10:30pm)
 * On the next day the same thing applies…..the aiowps backup is still scheduled
   for around 7:11pm and if I get my next visitor at 7:12pm then the backup will
   be performed at 7:12pm.
 * Let me know if the above makes sense to you.
 * Thank you
 *  Thread Starter [ciepan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciepan/)
 * (@ciepan)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-database-copy/#post-12481222)
 * Does not make sense. I didn’t need the backups of the database and I thought 
   DB BACKUP was doing them. However, when I checked the copies of the database,
   I found that the last copy is from June 2019 !!! And I’m on the site everyday.
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-database-copy/#post-12481281)
 * Hi, can you carry out a test. Create a schedule for a particular time. Then visit
   your site “Do not log into your site”. Make sure it is just before the time you
   set up the database backup. Then log into your site and check to see if a backup
   was created.
 * Let me know how you go.
 * Thank you

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-database-copy/#post-12481281)
 * Status: resolved