MatrixInn Migrate & Backup

FAQ

Is there a size limit?

No. The only limits are your disk space and your host. Uploads are sent in small pieces, which start at 512 KB and adjust themselves to what the server accepts.

Is restoring really free?

Yes. Backing up, downloading, uploading and restoring are all free.

Can I restore a backup on a different domain?

Yes. The old site address is replaced by the new one everywhere in the data, and you can add your own find-and-replace pairs on the restore screen. Post GUIDs are never changed.

Where are my backups? Can anyone download them?

They are in wp-content/minn-mb-backups/<random name>/. Only administrators can download them, from the plugin screen. On Apache the folder is also blocked with deny rules. Nginx does not read .htaccess files, so on Nginx add this to your server configuration:

location ^~ /wp-content/minn-mb-backups/ { deny all; }

My host says “page not found” when I upload the plugin or a backup.

Some hosts run a web application firewall that blocks uploads containing code. The plugin sends backup pieces as plain text so that this rarely matters. If installing the plugin zip is blocked, upload the unzipped folder with FTP or the host’s file manager, or install from WordPress.org. If uploading a very large backup keeps failing, copy the .mnbk file into wp-content/minn-mb-backups/<random name>/ with FTP; it then appears in the Backups list, ready to restore.

An upload stopped halfway. Do I have to start again?

No. Click Upload again with the same file and it continues where it stopped, even after reloading the page.

Pages say “not found” after a restore.

Open Settings > Permalinks and click Save Changes once. That writes this server’s link rules again; the plugin also reminds you when a restore finishes.

What is a safety backup?

Before every restore the plugin saves the current site as a backup named rollback-.... The two newest are kept. If a restore is not what you wanted, restore the safety backup.

What happens to my backups if I delete the plugin?

They are kept. Deleting the plugin removes its settings and temporary files but never your .mnbk backups, so you cannot lose them by accident. They stay in wp-content/minn-mb-backups/; delete that folder yourself when you no longer need them. If you install the plugin again, the backups are listed again.

Does the plugin send any data to other servers?

No. It makes no outside requests at all.

Does it work on WordPress Multisite?

Not yet. It tells you so and does nothing.

Scheduled backups did not run.

Scheduled backups use WP-Cron, which starts when someone visits the site. If WP-Cron is switched off on your site, ask your host to run wp minn-mb schedule run from a server cron job.