Title: WordPress Database Backup Plugin Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # WordPress Database Backup Plugin * [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/) * (@skippy) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/) * Announcing the WordPress Database Backup Plugin: [http://www.skippy.net/blog/2005/07/12/wordpress-database-backup/](http://www.skippy.net/blog/2005/07/12/wordpress-database-backup/) * This is an easy-to-use plugin to quickly backup your WordPress database. You may download the backup file, or have it emailed to the address of your choice. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 74 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/4/?output_format=md) [5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/5/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) * [eveums](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eveums/) * (@eveums) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-233823) * Wow, that looks like an awesome plugin, I can’t wait to try it! Thanks! * [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/) * (@lorelle) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-233908) * I’ve used it and it is indeed AWESOME. * [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/) * (@lorelle) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234319) * Skippy, will this work on any server? * Thread Starter [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/) * (@skippy) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234332) * It ought to work on any server, but the variety of possible server configurations makes it hard for me to offer any definitive answer. * Lots of people have reported that it works for them. Two people have reported PHP errors. I am waiting on additional information from both of them to determine what caused those errors. * [korereactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korereactor/) * (@korereactor) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234351) * I’m getting this error: `Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /wp-content/ plugins/wp-db-backup.php on line 177` ` Warning: Cannot modify header information- headers already sent by (output started at /wp-content/plugins/wp-db-backup.php: 177) in /wp-admin/admin.php on line 10 * `Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /wp-content/plugins/wp-db-backup.php:177) in /wp-admin/admin.php on line 11` * `Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /wp-content/plugins/wp-db-backup.php:177) in /wp-admin/admin.php on line 12` * `Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /wp-content/plugins/wp-db-backup.php:177) in /wp-admin/admin.php on line 13` * NOTE: I removed the first part of the paths for security reasons in this post. * [Peter Westwood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westi/) * (@westi) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234355) * korereactor: Looking at the code to skippy’s plugin I suspect you problem is that you have a table in you database with no rows. * Looking at your [comments feed](http://www.korereactor.com/index.php/comments/feed/) you have not had any comments on your site yet :(. * I suspect that if you add a comment to one of your posts the backup will work fine. 🙂 * westi * [korereactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korereactor/) * (@korereactor) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234356) * Yea, since I don’t use links, that’s probably an issue as well. I’ll try some things out… * [korereactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korereactor/) * (@korereactor) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234357) * Yep, that’s it. Added a comment and a link and blamo! Works like a champ! Thanks! * [Peter Westwood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westi/) * (@westi) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234365) * Glad that fixed it for you korereactor. * Props to skippy for one awesome plugin! * [korereactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korereactor/) * (@korereactor) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234546) * Well, now I have a problem with the wp-cron and email. It’s all setup, however, I’m not getting any emails and nothing is happening at the scheduled times. Has anyone got the cron plugin to work with this? * [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/) * (@lorelle) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234555) * This will work great for the [WordPress Backup Week](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups) coming soon! * [oncidium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oncidium/) * (@oncidium) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234602) * Just want to check on this before I do anything stupid…i get the message: WARNING: Your backup directory is NOT writable! /home/content/c/h/e/cherylkemp/html/blog/ wp-content/backup/ * If I email or download the database this shouldn’t be a problem??? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234603) * CHMOD the directory to 777 (change it’s permissions) * And it’s not a problem to download / email. * Thread Starter [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/) * (@skippy) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234604) * oncidium: as long as your database is comparatively small (under, say, 2 megs) you should be okay. The currently available version of wp-db-backup keeps the whole backup in memory. * A new version (due very very soon) will spool the backup table by table to a file in the `/wp-content/backup` directory. This file will be deleted after it is mailed to you. * It’s probably best to grant write permission to your backup directory now, so that you’re ready for the new version. * [oncidium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oncidium/) * (@oncidium) * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-234605) * Thanks for the response, Skippy. Can you tell me how to grant write permission? I thought of that before I wrote my original post, but I don’t know how to do it. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 74 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/4/?output_format=md) [5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/5/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘WordPress Database Backup Plugin’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/) * 74 replies * 29 participants * Last reply from: [xyverz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xyverz/) * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-backup-plugin/page/5/#post-234729) * Status: not a support question ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics