Backup Guard is the most complete WordPress backup plugin. We offer the easiest way to Restore, Migrate and Backup WordPress website. You can backup and restore your WordPress files, database or both.
A WordPress site migration is an easy task if performed properly. There are three different migration scenarios:
Migrate site from a subdirectory of a domain to the root directory
Migrate site from a local installation to a remote installation
Migrate site between domains or hosts
Backup Guard free version will help you migrate your website in case there is no change in the domain or the Database prefix.
If there is any change in the domain or the DB prefix, Backup Guard Pro will be of use.
Backup Guard Pro helps you to migrate in all of the above mentioned three cases in the smoothest possible way. You just have to Backup your site and Restore it in the new location. No additional work will be required, since we handle all changes for you.
The issues that users always deal with are: wrong site URL, images not loading, dashboard not being accessible, permalinks not working and more.
Backup Guard Pro will help you to skip all these problems because of its advanced refactoring and migrating engine.
Does Backup Guard provide migration with the free version?
It is possible to use migration with the free version if:
1. There is no change in the domain.
2. There is no change in the Database prefix.
Please note that even a single symbol change counts as a migration that should be done with the Pro version
Can I use BackupGuard to migrate a website?
The answer is Yes, you can! Backup Guard Pro supports advanced migration functionality which will help you easily migrate your website from one domain to another. All urls, images and other domain-dependent data will be properly refactored and deployed for the new domain.
What is included in the basic (free) plan?
Backup Guard Free gives you the ability to backup or restore your website as many times as you want. You can also download your backups and import them in other websites where Backup Guard is installed and running.
Why should I purchase Backup Guard Pro?
Although Backup Guard Free gives you the ability to backup and restore your website as many times as you want, your backups will only reside on your server. With our Pro plans you can upload your backups to the cloud of your preference, schedule your backups, receive notifications, and many other features.
That’s not all, if you are a paid user, you will receive priority/emergency support and finally, only with our Platinum plan, you will receive “unlimited plans” license which will allow you to install Backup Guard on as many websites as you want.
While restoring your database you may encounter “MySQL server has gone away” warning. There are generally two main causes for this error: 1) the server timed out and closed the connection and 2) server dropped an incorrect or too large packet.
To fix the issue you will have to contact your hosting provider and ask them increase the size of these two values: max_allowed_packet & wait_timeout
No software is perfect and we are not the exception. There are tons of different servers and configurations and something may go wrong in one of them.
When you are facing an issue of any kind with any of our products, the first thing to do is contacting us. We are here to help you, give you tips, advices and even create fixes/patches or features whenever needed.
Some environment checks were carried out which ensure that the plugin works seamlessly. The mentioned checks are necessary for the plugin to work as intended.
1.4.0
Plugin security improvements
1.3.9
Admin side bug fixed
1.3.8
Bug fixed inside log files
1.3.7
Download button improvement
1.3.6
Option Name Change
1.3.5
A possibility to close/dismiss the plugin admin panel banner
1.3.4
Admin side improvement
1.3.3
Fixed php warnings
1.3.2
Multiple modal opening issue.
When pressing on backup button multiple times, many modals where opening.
Now, when pressing on the button only one backup will be implemented.
1.3.1
Showing a confirmation alert When deleting multiple backups
1.3.0
Fixed the closing issue with the “Execution timeout” banner
Bug fixed related to Windows server
1.2.9
The bug related to inprogress backup and restore was fixed.
1.2.8
Bug fixed related to restore.
Admin side design improvements
1.2.7
Backup log improvements
1.2.6
Bug fixed related to restore.
Admin side design improvement.
1.2.5
Admin side improvement
Bug fixed related to restore
Schedule backup improvement
1.2.4
Bug fixed related to restore
Bug fixed related to plugin deactivation
Login issue fixed
1.2.3
Backup import modal improvement
Schedule improvement
Delete backup improvement
Bug fixes
1.2.2
Admin side redesign
Download via PHP settings
Bug fixes
1.2.1
Schedule bug fixed
Settings save bug fixed
Bug fixed related to CSS design conflict.
1.2.0
Security improvements
Amazon S3 bug fixed
1.1.91
Security improvement related to CSRF tokens
1.1.90
Halloween campaign
1.1.89
Conflicts were resolved
1.1.88
Issue with restore have been fixed
1.1.87
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.86
Users now can specify custom name for manual backups
PHP7 compatibility issues fixed
1.1.85
Migration removed from free package
Other minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.84
Now you can perform migration with free version
1.1.83
Spanish translation added
System information section added
1.1.82
Bug fixes and improvements
1.1.81
PHP7 compatibility issues fixed
Other minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.80
Direct curl calls removed
1.1.79
Christmas campaign
1.1.78
Previous update bug fix
1.1.77
Minor bug fixes and improvements
Deactivation survey
1.1.76
End Black Friday campaign
1.1.75
Black Friday campaign
1.1.74
Bug fixes & improvements
1.1.73
Scheduling option added to free version
Other bug fixes & improvements
1.1.72
Discount notice removed
1.1.71
Bug fixes & improvements
1.1.70
Now user will see alert about not saved settings.
Other bug fixes & improvements
1.1.69
Issue with migration error notice solved
1.1.68
Pro markers removed from plugin
1.1.67
Bug fixes and improvements
1.1.66
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.65
Now you can upload your backups to Dropbox with free version.
1.1.64
Symlink folder backup issue fixed
Other bug fixes & improvements
1.1.63
Support link has been updated
1.1.62
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.61
New exclude paths were added
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.60
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.59
External restore detection improved
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.58
Restore related bug was resolved
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.57
UI improvements
BackupGuard seal widget added
1.1.56
BackupGuard UI improvements
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.55
cURL & Stream supported for external restoration
Conflicts were resolved with update checker
New option to show/hide statistics
Database restoration related bug resolved
1.1.54
New option added to specify reload method
1.1.53
WordPress dashboard widget added
BackupGuard GUI improvements
Other security & core improvements
1.1.52
Selective restoration is supported for files or database
Selective database tables backup is supported now
External restoration improved
Other UI improvements and fixes
1.1.51
New option added in the settings to specify number of rows dumped at once
1.1.50
Database Restore with reloads
New option for excluding database tables
Backup log was improved
Other bug fixes & improvements
1.1.49
External restoration related bugs resolved
“wp-content” directory detection related bug resolved
1.1.48
cURL & Sockets are supported for reloads
Chunk by chunk import is supported
New migration service is available now
Alert about php migration
1.1.47
XSS security issues were resolved
Protocol detection related issues were resolved
UI improvements
1.1.46
Disk free space related issue resolved
Archive size is being written in the backup/restore log files
Tracking reloads and writing a respective log in case method is being changed
Other minor improvements
1.1.45
Disk free space detection detection related bug was resolved
1.1.44
UI related bug fixes and improvements
1.1.43
Bug fixes and improvements
1.1.42
Restoration was improved to override the files which were successfully extracted
The issue related to the root directory was resolved
1.1.41
Custom exclude paths are supported
The bug related to warning indicator was resolved
Other improvements & fixes
1.1.40
The blank page issue was resolved
Other optimizations and improvements
1.1.39
Uninstall related bug was resolved
Upload path related bug was resolved
Authentication related issues were resolved
New exclude paths were added
1.1.38
Security bug fixes
Proper PHP version validation
Fixed bug that reseted db after every update
Removed restore method from backup log
1.1.37
Database related bug was resolved for full backups
New backup exclude paths were added
1.1.36
Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.1.35
Memory usage improved & optimized for restoration
1.1.34
Memory usage improved & optimized for backup
Database restoration improved
1.1.33
Restore bug was resolved
Other security fixes and optimizations
1.1.32
External restore bug was resolved
Infinite redirect bug was resolved
The bug related to database backup with reloads was resolved
1.1.30
Secure and reliable backup restoration
Charset and collate migration
LightSpeed web server support
Active user won’t be dropped after restoration
Plugin update logic was improved
Other security fixes and optimizations
1.1.29
Minor bug fixes
UX improvements
1.1.28
Database backup with reloads is supported
Core improvements
1.1.27
Backup restoration with reloads is supported
Core improvements
1.1.26
Backup reload logic has been updated
1.1.25
Restore log was improved
1.1.24
The bug related to restoration was resolved
1.1.23
Bug fixes and improvements
1.1.22
Backup migration logic was updated
1.1.21
Archive related bugs were resolved
1.1.20
New backup archive & backward capability support were implemented
1.1.19
Security issues and some minor bugs were resolved
1.1.18
Advanced migration as a Premium feature was implemented
UI & UX improvements
1.1.17
Execution timeout message was updated
1.1.16
Migration logic improved & optimized
Core/code improvements and cleanups
1.1.15
Discount notice was added
1.1.14
Code/core cleanup
Other fixes & improvements
1.1.13
Check added if backup reloads are possible
Code/core cleanup
Other fixes & improvements
1.1.12
Setting/Option was add to control backup reloads
1.1.11
Update related bugs were resolved
1.1.10
Backup reloading logic was improved
1.1.9
Backup reloading mechanism was implemented
1.1.8
Conflicts with BBpress were resolved
1.1.7
File read and write checks added
1.1.6
Backup update related bug was resolved
1.1.5
Code cleanup
Backup and migration logic improvements
1.1.4
Anonymous backup usage reporting was removed
1.1.3
Backup core logic improvements
1.1.2
The bug related to table names in the log file was resolved
Database backup related bugs were resolved
1.1.0
Migration related bug fixes
1.0.9
Migration feature was implemented
Backup download issue was resolved for IE
1.0.8
The bug related calculating backup entires was resolved
