Abhishek Ghosh

FTP to Zip takes browser based FTP backup of WordPress plus other folders. Basically it uses PHP ZipArchive class ZipArchive(); which can not be used without shell access directly.
This Plugin is intended for the advanced users – either block the downloadable zip file via .htaccess or take an alternative measure. The Plugin is fail proof and is powerful, but usage must be judicial.
The first script checks and shows up your WordPress Installation root. Depending upon the size of your FTP content, it can taken few minutes to few hours to complete the process and will create a zip file on the root where the script is made to run. On the next screen, you will get the option to download it to your computer as well.
FTP to Zip works nicely on Rackspace Cloud Sites, it should work on any LAMP server (Server component are ? Linux Apache PHP MySQL) with good hardware backend.
<h4>Advanced Usages</h4>
‘backup.php’ is the important file. I have added comments for easy understanding. The important points are given here for reference :
<h4>Specific Functions</h4>
For the file ‘backup.php’ :
Line 23 : $sourcefolder is set to root. You can change it yourself. 
Line 25 : $timeout is the maximum php execution timeout. It sets ini_set(?max_execution_time?, $timeout); on Line 34. 
Line 24 : $zipfilename is the name of the backup zip as output. You can change it as you like. Calling another php function will give pretty name increasing the load (its quite logical). 
Line 38 : $zip = new ZipArchive(); is the main action we are doing with FTP to Zip. 
Line 71 to Line 88 : The PHP functions are wrapped inside h1 to show the page title as per the situation.
Here is detailed guide on <a href="http://thecustomizewindows.com/ftp-to-zip/" rel="nofollow ugc">Official WebPage of FTP To Zip</a> , Simplify the Backup of FTP Content. 
Your Feedback is valuable. This plugin will work even if you have lost access to login to WordPress or it is unsafe to login (in case your site is under attack).
At any issues, please check the plugin’s official support page at :
<a href="http://thecustomizewindows.com/ftp-to-zip/" rel="nofollow ugc">FTP To Zip</a> official webpage.
Screen Shot Guided Tutorial :
<a href="http://thecustomizewindows.com/2012/07/wordpress-ftp-full-backup-backup-ftp-to-zip-file/" rel="nofollow ugc">How to use FTP To Zip</a> 
Support is free as well. Simplify Backup of FTP Content. FTP to Zip is available in GitHub and Google Projects as WordPress FTP Full Backup, if you are a developer and want it for usage for other CMS or want to add features, simply download and proceed.

FTP to Zip

FTP to Zip takes browser based FTP backup of WordPress plus other folders. Proper error messages are shown if there is any defect in the installation.

Andrew Forster

nickyoung

<ul>
<li>Choice of Backup Method – FTP/Email/both.</li>
<li>Choice of Backup Type – Database Backup/File System Backup/Full Backup</li>
<li>Backup Selection List – Specify specific files and folders to backup – NEW FEATURE !!</li>
<li>WP Admin Instant backup – perform a backup from WordPress Admin interface.</li>
<li>URL Instant Backup – perform a backup by visiting a public URL (containing secret hash key).</li>
<li>Password Protected ZIP files – in-case the backup falls in the wrong hands.</li>
<li>Custom backup file names – specify the prefix of output ZIP file.</li>
<li>Improved Interface with Green and Red notifications to make sure your settings are right.</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
Copyright 2011 by Andrew Forster & Nick Young
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or 
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
along with this program; if not, you can download a copy from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html

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