README

NOTE!

Please use this package for Laravel 5 and up: https://github.com/backup-manager/laravel

Database dump Dropbox upload

Dropbox upload is a Laravel 4 package, which uploads a previously dumped database file to a Dropbox account. The database backup is made by the package schickling/backup. Thanks Johannes!

The big advantage of this package is that it doesn't ask you to enter any input, because uses a permanent token key, your uploads will happen in the background..

Usage

Generate a permanent token for the package

Go to https://dropbox.com/developers/apps and generate api keys.
Install Dropboxupload

composer require bszalai/dropboxupload:dev-master
Create a file keys.json and fill it with your keys

{  
   	"key" : "Dropbox app key",  
   	"secret": "Dropbox app secret"  
}

Copy this file into the Dropbox package's examples folder (vendor/dropbox/dropbox-sdk/examples).
Open a terminal, go to the above folder and enter

php authorize.php keys.json token.json
Click on the url in the terminal, it'll open a browser window, Allow the app to access your folder, and copy the provided key (you have to log in to Dropbox if you aren't logged in)
Go back to terminal, and paste the above key, and press Enter.
You'll have a token.json file created.
Copy this file into the app/storage folder. You are done.

Using the package

Edit your app.php in the app/config folder, and add the following lines to the service providers

Schickling\Backup\BackupServiceProvider,
Bszalai\Dropboxupload\DropboxuploadServiceProvider
Publish the package config file

php artisan config:publish bszalai/dropboxupload
Edit the config file (app/config/packages/bszalai/dropboxupload/config.php), you have several options
- prefix - name-prefix of the source file
- uploadfolder - where to upload the file
- compress - if set to true, it'll create a zip file
- encrypt - encrypt the source file, set the encryption key so you can decrypt your file later
Create a CRON job for the Backup package

Example:

/usr/local/bin/php53 /path/to/your/app/artisan db:backup

Create another CRON job for the Dropbox upload, set the run time after the backup surely finished

Example:

/usr/local/bin/php53 /path/to/your/app/artisan dropbox:upload

License

Dropboxbackup is under MIT License

bszalai / dropboxupload

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