# A modern backup solution for Laravel apps

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This Laravel package [creates a backup of your application](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v4/taking-backups/overview). The backup is a zipfile that contains all files in the directories you specify along with a dump of your database. The backup can be stored on [any of the filesystems you have configured in Laravel 5](http://laravel.com/docs/filesystem).

Feeling paranoid about backups? No problem! You can backup your application to multiple filesystems at once.

Once installed taking a backup of your files and databases is very easy. Just issue this artisan command:

``` bash
php artisan backup:run
```

But we didn't stop there. The package also provides [a backup monitor to check the health of your backups](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v4/monitoring-the-health-of-all-backups/overview). You can be [notified via several channels](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v4/sending-notifications/overview) when a problem with one of your backups is found.
To avoid using excessive disk space, the package can also [clean up old backups](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v4/cleaning-up-old-backups/overview).

Spatie is a webdesign agency in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource).

## Postcardware

You're free to use this package (it's [MIT-licensed](LICENSE.md)), but if it makes it to your production environment we highly appreciated you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using.

Our address is: Spatie, Samberstraat 69D, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium.

All postcards are published [on our website](https://spatie.be/en/opensource/postcards).

## Installation and usage

This package requires PHP 7 and Laravel 5.4 or higher. You'll find installation instructions and full documentation on https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v4.

## Using an older version of PHP / Laravel ?

If you're not on PHP 7 or Laravel 5.3 just use version 3 of this package. 

Read the extensive [documentation on version 3](https://docs.spatie.be/laravel-backup/v3). We won't introduce new features to v3 anymore but we will still fix bugs.

## Testing

Run the tests with:

``` bash
vendor/bin/phpunit
```

## Contributing

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email freek@spatie.be instead of using the issue tracker.

## Credits

- [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/freekmurze)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

## About Spatie
Spatie is a webdesign agency in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource).

## License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.