Title: [Plugin: WordPress SQL Backup] How does this plugin work?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress SQL Backup] How does this plugin work?

 *  [Clikglobal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clikglobal/)
 * (@clikglobal)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-how-does-this-plugin-work/)
 * New update today, yet still little or no documentation. Unusual screens and redirection.
   Unable to determine if its working or not but no usable backup is found.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adzbierajewski/)
 * (@adzbierajewski)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-how-does-this-plugin-work/#post-2282072)
 * I wanted to use layman’s terms and allow people to easily backup their website
   without knowing what goes on behind the scenes, but since your wondering here
   it is:
 * 1. When you activate the plugin the settings are registered through WordPress
   and you are prompted to configure it.
    2. When you go to “Backup Site” in the
   dashboard menu, there is a big link that says “Generate Backup” When you click
   that it uses either exec, system or passthru to ask the server to generate a 
   backup of the database using the details mentioned in the file wp-config.php .
   3. The file created is stored in /alex-backups/ with a random file name that 
   is saved, and you can choose to download or email this backup to yourself. additionally
   an “index.php” file is automatically placed in /alex-backups/ to throw out the
   possibility of directory browsing if it is enabled. the plugin “[http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-file-backup/”(also](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-file-backup/”(also)
   authored by me) works exactly the same way except it creates a compressed version
   of your /wp-content/ directory.
 *  [vsplace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vsplace/)
 * (@vsplace)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-how-does-this-plugin-work/#post-2282473)
 * With no explanation of the setting, how do you tell which option to choose? I’m
   not sure if i should choose passthru, system, etc . ..
 *  Plugin Author [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adzbierajewski/)
 * (@adzbierajewski)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-how-does-this-plugin-work/#post-2282474)
 * [@vsplace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vsplace/) any of the settings 
   work the same, I included all of them because some hosts disable one but not 
   the other

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wordpress-sql-backup.svg)
 * [WordPress SQL Backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-sql-backup/)
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 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-sql-backup/reviews/)

 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adzbierajewski/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-how-does-this-plugin-work/#post-2282474)
 * Status: not resolved