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Database Backup Manager is a professional WordPress plugin that gives administrators full control over database backups — all from the comfort of the WordPress admin panel. Core Features Dashboard — at-a-glance database statistics: total tables, database size, last backup date and type. Full Database Backup — export your entire database as SQL or ZIP with a single click. Selected Tables Backup — check individual tables from a searchable, sortable list and export only what you need. SQL & ZIP Export — choose between a plain .sql file or a compressed .zip archive. Backup History — every backup is logged with filename, date, type, format and file size. Re-download or delete from the History screen. Scheduled Backups — use the built-in WordPress Cron integration to schedule automatic full backups: daily, weekly, or monthly. Backup Retention — automatically prune old backups to stay within a configurable limit. Security first — nonce verification, manage_options capability checks, input sanitisation, output escaping, and a protected backup directory on every request. Planned Features (v2.1+) Cloud storage integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) One-click restore from SQL or ZIP backup Email notifications for successful / failed backups
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Upload the database-backup-manager folder to /wp-content/plugins/ . Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. Go to DB Backup in the admin sidebar.
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Where are backup files stored? Backups are stored in wp-content/plugins/database-backup-manager/backups/ . The folder is protected by .htaccess and a blank index.php to prevent direct web access. Can I change the backup format? Yes — from DB Backup → Settings you can set the default format to SQL or ZIP. You can also override the format per backup from the Dashboard. How do scheduled backups work? The plugin uses the WordPress Cron API ( wp-cron ). Choose daily, weekly, or monthly from Settings; the next scheduled run time is displayed automatically. Will this work on large databases? The plugin processes tables one at a time, which works well for typical WordPress databases. For very large databases (hundreds of MB) consider increasing PHP memory_limit and max_execution_time .
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