Title: [Plugin: WordPress SQL Backup] Plugin does not handle when passthru/system/exec all disabled
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress SQL Backup] Plugin does not handle when passthru/system/exec all disabled

 *  [daymobrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daymobrew/)
 * (@daymobrew)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-plugin-does-not-handle-when-passthrusystemexec-all-disabled/)
 * Using wordpress-sql-backup 7.0.
    My host has disabled passthru(), system() and
   exec().
 * The plugin does not gracefully handle this scenario and keeps the nagging errors
   about the settings being empty.
 * Although it is a lot of work for you, it would be best to use a purely php method
   to backup the database (phpmyadmin’s export code would be a good starting point)
   and the files (e.g. Archive::Tar PEAR package: [http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Tar/](http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Tar/)).
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-sql-backup/)

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 *  Thread Starter [daymobrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daymobrew/)
 * (@daymobrew)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-plugin-does-not-handle-when-passthrusystemexec-all-disabled/#post-2331807)
 * Here is possible code to use php to create a backup:
    [http://davidwalsh.name/backup-mysql-database-php](http://davidwalsh.name/backup-mysql-database-php)
 *  Plugin Author [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adzbierajewski/)
 * (@adzbierajewski)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-plugin-does-not-handle-when-passthrusystemexec-all-disabled/#post-2332085)
 * I think I’ll look into this, and possibly include it in version 8.0 😀 thanks
   for the recommendation.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-sql-backup-plugin-does-not-handle-when-passthrusystemexec-all-disabled/#post-2332085)
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