Title: PWS Backup & Migration Author: Syed Mukhyyar Hussain Rizvi Published: July 18, 2026 Last modified: July 18, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/pws-backup-migration.svg) # PWS Backup & Migration By [Syed Mukhyyar Hussain Rizvi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukhyyar/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pws-backup-migration.1.0.10.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pws-backup-migration/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pws-backup-migration/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pws-backup-migration/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pws-backup-migration/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pws-backup-migration/) ## Description **PWS Backup & Migration** by [Professional Web Solutions](https://pwsolution.com/) lets you export, import, store, and restore complete WordPress sites using the proprietary`. pws` archive format. Professional migration and WordPress services are available from the plugin author. #### Features * One-click full site export to `.pws` * Chunked upload for unlimited import size * Local backups management (download, restore, delete) * Pre-restore validation (archive, disk, PHP, WP, MySQL) * URL search & replace during migration * SHA-256 checksums for archive integrity * Smart exclusions (cache, logs, dev folders) #### Privacy * **Telemetry:** NONE * **External services:** NONE * **Remote API calls:** NONE (except loopback AJAX for pipeline continuation) All backup operations run locally on your server. No data is sent to third parties. ### Developer Notes Filter `pwsbami_archive_chunk_size` to adjust archiver read/write chunk size (default 524288 bytes). Filter `pwsbami_export_exclude_path` to exclude additional paths from export. ## Screenshots [[ [[ [[ ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/pws-backup-migration/` 2. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to **PWS Backup** in the admin menu ## FAQ ### What is a .pws file? A `.pws` file is the native archive format used by PWS Backup & Migration. It contains your database, uploads, plugins, themes, and migration metadata. ### Does this plugin send data externally? No. Telemetry is NONE, external services are NONE, and remote API calls are NONE. ### Can I migrate large sites? Yes. The plugin uses chunked uploads and a multi-step AJAX pipeline to handle sites of any size. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “PWS Backup & Migration” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Syed Mukhyyar Hussain Rizvi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukhyyar/) [Translate “PWS Backup & Migration” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pws-backup-migration) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pws-backup-migration/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pws-backup-migration/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pws-backup-migration/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pws-backup-migration/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.10 * Auto-remove duplicate plugin folders on activation (fixes multiple “PWS Backup& Migration” rows after zip upload) * Admin notice with one-click cleanup when duplicate installs are detected #### 1.0.9 * Faster file packing: single-pass SHA-256 while writing (no double disk read) * Stream file list from disk with byte-offset resume (no 39k-path memory load per request) * Smaller packing steps (150 files / 12s) for strict shared-hosting timeouts * Export retries use exponential backoff (up to 20 attempts); refresh page to resume after failure #### 1.0.8 * Fix large-site export timeouts: chunked resumable file scanning with per-step time budget * Export pipeline retries transient AJAX failures (up to 10 attempts) and auto- resumes after page refresh * Safer default step sizes for shared hosting (500 files / 20s per request) #### 1.0.7 * Move local backup storage to uploads/pws-backup-migration/backups/ (migrate legacy wp-content/pws-backups/ on activation) * Replace direct ABSPATH/WP_CONTENT_DIR usage with WordPress path helpers (get_home_path, get_theme_root, wp_upload_dir, plugin_dir_path) * Harden import extract with archive path allowlisting and traversal checks #### 1.0.6 * Prefix template and uninstall variables for Plugin Check / PHPCS compliance #### 1.0.5 * WordPress.org review: remove production ini_set(‘display_errors’) from import handler * Rename all code prefixes from pws/PWS_ to pwsbami/PWSBAMI_ for namespace uniqueness * Migrate legacy pws_* option keys on plugin activation #### 1.0.4 * Store runtime work files in the uploads directory instead of the plugin folder * Resolve archive paths via WP_CONTENT_DIR for custom content directory layouts * Portable 64-bit archive size encoding; legacy storage migration on activation #### 1.0.3 * Faster export: time-budget batching for file packing and database export * Improved restore/import UI with loading, progress, and success states * Smarter export exclusions (installer zips, backup temp folders, archive files) * Export complete message shows files vs database size breakdown * WordPress.org Plugin Check compliance (no hidden files in plugin package) * Import pipeline reliability fixes; removed unstable restore-point option from UI #### 1.0.2 * Add contextual author services sidebar on Export, Import, and Backups admin pages( WordPress.org compliant) #### 1.0.1 * Export database schema (CREATE TABLE) before row data for reliable restore after drop * Client-driven import pipeline (no server loopback) for shared hosting and localhost * Removed development debug instrumentation * Improved export resume, exclusions, and large-site packing reliability #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.10** * Last updated **8 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [backup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backup/)[export](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/) [import](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import/)[migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/migration/) [restore](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/restore/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pws-backup-migration/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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