BackWPup doesn't backup empty folders and db backup doesn't work

  • Hi, At first I was really happy when I found your plugin. A backup plugin that does exacly what I want! But then when I actually had to use one of the backup files I noticed that alot of empty folders were missing.

    I did a comparison and my manual backup had about 680 folders and the backup from BackWPup had 652. But it did have the same amount of files so thumbs up for that! ?? So if that can be fixed that would be great. Then I would be able to use it as my daily ftp backup.

    The second problem I have is that the database backup doesn’t work properly. When I import it all the blogs and such are missing of my site. I did a comparison between a manual DB backup that works when I restore it and yours. The manual one had 96 Queries done when I imported it while yours had 525.

    Hope you can fix these problems (atleast the empty folders one) ??
    Then it would really be the best backup plugin out there.

    Thanks
    /Robert

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  • It’s right the Plugin don’t backup empty folders.
    Why aou need the empty folders?
    It is not done, with to lines or, so to implement it.

    The Plugin maks for ever database row one query othe backups makes in one query more rows of database.
    waht did you mean with all the blogs are missing ? Blog posts ? is it a multiseide Blog ?

    Thread Starter Dukeswe

    (@dukeswe)

    I thought the empty folders was needed for functionality but I just did a test and removed the uploads folder for wordpress and uploaded a picture. The folder was then created which makes this not as big of an issue as I first thought it was.

    But for example lets say you have some plugins with an empty language folder or something similiar. Wouldn’t it be better to have that there for the future incase you wanted to know if you could translate the plugin?

    I think you have made a great plugin though and making it copy the empty folders aswell that would be the dot over the i ?? But if it is too much of a hassle then don’t worry about it. Just maybe something for the future ??

    About the other issue with the database:
    Yes I’m on a multisite with buddypress and if I import the database then it says there are 0 blogs on the site. And on the drop down menu on the top where your blog is supposed to be there is nothing. I’ll show you the difference with these screenshots:

    This is how it should look: https://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7568/backwpupgoodone.jpg

    This is how it looks after I restored it using your database backup:
    https://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8567/backwpupbadone.jpg

    I don’t know why this happens but maybe you do and can fix it ??

    Thanks for your time
    /Robert

    sorry, the plugin not supports multisite or bette is not testetd.
    I will do that in future and hafe disabeld the multiside support in version 2.

    If i now how ist the best way to support mulitiseite the i will implement it, but bevor i have some querys that i must have answered……

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