EVO Version: MODx Evolution 1.2 or above
Backup Evolution files and compress into .zip for easy download, manage, delete and restore database backups and full backups
EvoBackup Features
- Checkbox options to choose which folder and files add to archive
- 3 preselected templates of Backup: Light, Medium, Full
- You can add up to 5 custom folder or files to backup (ie: assets/galleries)
- Manage Backups from AutoEvoBackups and MODX Snapshots/Backups (default evo backup sql folder)
- Extract Backup Archives
- Restore .sql backups
- Multilanguage
- Help
- Support for custom/renamed manager folder
- Evolution installer for Package Manager and Extras module
Credits
- Based on modbak by stempy https://modx.com/extras/package/modbak
- styles improvements and various fixes by @pmfx
Available Languages
- english
- italian
- nederlands by @fourroses666
- spanish by @risingisland
Setup
- Create directory named "_evobackup_archives" on your root webserver to hold modx .zip archives, and set read/write permissions to 777
- Install EvoBackup with Package Manager or Extras module
- Run EvoBackup module
- Select additional folders and files to include in the archive
- Click Backup, if it works there should be a .zip link containing your modx site.
- Change Backup directory
- Edit /assets/modules/evobackup/settings.php, and set $modx_backup_dir to backup dir in new directory
- Set Module configuration > Backup Directory to your new backup dir
Troubleshooting
module does not complete backup, stops with a temp file
Solution Remove some folders from backup or increase "ZIP memory limit" value in module configuration page
