Backup Restore Plus for OpenCart

Backup Restore Plus is a convenient module for OpenCart that solves the most pressing issue for any store: fast and reliable backups with the ability to restore without panic if something goes wrong after an update, edit, or transfer.

What is the module for?

It helps you archive both the database and the necessary website folders, send the backup to a selected location, and restore everything if necessary. It's suitable for both manual launches and automation via CRON/CLI.

Main functions

• Database backup: select tables, export to SQL.
• Back up files: Select folders, including Storage and "root files".
• Incremental mode: packs only changed files since the last backup.
• Exclusions by masks (for example: *.log; *.zip; *.tgz ).
• Saving a backup to FTP, a local folder, or preparing for download.
• Cleaning up old archives by time limit (in days).
• Recover from FTP/local directory/file download.
• Logs and debugging (backup.log) for diagnostics.

What data does it work with?

• SQL dump of OpenCart tables (TRUNCATE + INSERT).
• Site files and selected directories.
• ZIP/TGZ backup archives.
• FTP connection settings and storage paths.

Recommendation: before updating OpenCart, installing OCMOD/VQMOD or editing a template, make a backup of “Database + catalog + admin + system (+Storage)” and store the copy off the server (FTP).

Advantages

1. Flexible settings choose only what you want to save.
2. Automation there is a CRON command with a secret key.
3. Save space incremental backups and exclusions.
4. Recovery without extra steps unpack files and use SQL.