Description
DK Site Migration Pro packages your entire WordPress site into one custom archive and restores it anywhere. It is built for real-world hosting: work is processed in small, resumable chunks so it never fails because of a low PHP time limit, small memory limit, or a disabled mysqldump.
What gets exported
- All site files (uploads, plugins, themes and child themes, custom folders)
- WordPress core files (optional)
- The complete database, via a chunked PHP engine (no
mysqldumprequired) - A manifest describing the source environment, plus per-entry and whole-archive checksums
What happens on import
- The archive is validated (magic bytes, format version, checksums) before anything is written
- A preflight checks PHP/WordPress versions and free disk space
- Files extract to a staging area with strict path-traversal protection
- The database loads into staging tables, then swaps in
- URLs and server paths are rewritten everywhere — including inside PHP-serialized data — using a recursive engine that recomputes serialized string lengths, never a raw SQL replace
Safe by design
- A dedicated capability plus nonces guard every action
- Backups live in a protected directory with randomized filenames and an authenticated download handler
- Secrets (database passwords, salts, tokens) are never written to logs or the archive manifest
- Imports stage everything and swap late, with a rollback path if the swap fails
Privacy first
The plugin runs entirely on your own server. No site files, database content, or URLs are sent anywhere. Optional cloud storage is a separate, opt-in module and is disabled by default.
This is the free edition. A Pro edition adds unlimited archive size, cloud storage, scheduled and incremental backups, encryption, Multisite support, WP-CLI commands, and automatic rollback — all built on the same extension points, with no licensing logic baked into the core.
Installation
- Upload the
kvachakhia-site-archive-restorefolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the ZIP from Plugins Add New Upload. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
- Open Site Migration in the admin menu.
- Visit System Information and run the environment self-test to confirm your server is ready.
Nginx note: the plugin writes Apache deny rules automatically. On Nginx, add a rule denying direct access to wp-content/uploads/ksar-backups/. Downloads always go through an authenticated handler regardless of server.
FAQ
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Does this require mysqldump or shell access?
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No. The database export/import is a pure PHP engine that processes rows in chunks.
mysqldumpis only used as an optional fast path when your host allows it. -
Will it break serialized data when changing domains?
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No. Replacement is done in PHP with a recursive walker that unserializes, replaces, and reserializes so string lengths stay correct. It handles nested arrays, objects, JSON, page-builder data, and doubly-serialized values.
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What is the .wpmigrate file?
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A custom archive format owned by this plugin — not a renamed ZIP. It has its own header, table of contents, per-block checksums, and version gate, and is read only by the plugin.
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Is my data sent anywhere?
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No. Everything runs locally. Cloud features are opt-in and off by default.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial release. Full-site export to a single .wpmigrate archive and import/restore onto another WordPress install. Highlights: chunked, resumable export and import (no mysqldump required); a custom self-checksummed archive format with validation and corruption detection; serialized-safe URL and path search-and-replace that recomputes serialized string lengths (handles nested arrays, objects, JSON, page builders, WooCommerce, doubly-serialized data); automatic domain and table-prefix handling with a pre-import preview; safe extraction with directory-traversal protection; automatic rollback of files and database on failure; resilience to timeouts and WordPress maintenance mode; and an admin interface with Export, Import, Backups, Activity Logs, Settings, and System Information.