Warning: Backups are only as good as the last time you tested a restoration. All backup systems should be monitored and tested regularly.
Automated backup script that pulls the database, compresses, and syncs to an S3 bucket. Designed for Platform.sh
You can either clone this repo and use as its own project or you can require it as a dependency into your existing project.
composer require sam152/platform-backup
- composer install
- Create IAM user with write access to a S3 bucket.
- Add backups directory to .platform.app.yaml
mounts:
"/backups": "shared:files/backups"
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Add environmental variables in Platform.sh. Be sure to add the "env:" prefix.
- env:AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
- env:AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
- env:S3_BUCKET (The name of the bucket you created)
- env:AWS_REGION (Optional, defaults to us-east-1)
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Add composer install to .platform.app.yaml
hooks:
build: |
composer install --working-dir=./jobs
- Copy 'example_backup_script.php' to './jobs/backup.php' and modify it for your needs.
- Deploy and test using: php ./jobs/backup.php
- Add cron task to .platform.app.yml
db_backup:
spec: "0 0 * * *"
cmd: "php ./jobs/backup.php"
Note, you might have to update the cmd to point to a different location depending on how you installed.
Adapted from https://github.com/benjy/platform-backup Which was adapted from https://bitbucket.org/snippets/kaypro4/gnB4E With inspiration from https://gitlab.com/contextualcode/platformsh-store-logs-at-s3
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