=== Simple Backup ===
Name: Simple Backup
Contributors: MyWebsiteAdvisor, ChrisHurst
Tags: Backup, Archive, Restore, Recover, Recovery, Optimize, Admin, Administration
Requires at least: 2.9
Tested up to: 3.4.2
Stable tag: 2.3.5

Create and Download backups of your wordpress website.


== Description ==

Simple Backup Plugin for WordPress create and download backups of your WordPress website.
Plugin can also optionally perform many common optimizations to wordpress and MySQL Database before backup.

Requires linux style server with tar, gzip, bzip or zip for backup file creation.

This plugin will create a directory in the root of your WordPress directory called 'simple-backup' to store the backup files.
If the plugin can not locate or create the directory you will receive an error message and may have to create the directory manually, the directory will also need to be writable by the web server so you may need to chmod it.





Developer Website: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/

Plugin Page: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/tools/wordpress-plugins/simple-backup/

Video Tutorial: http://mywebsiteadvisor.com/learning/video-tutorials/simple-backup-tutorial/

We are looking for testimonials and live examples of our plugins on your website!  
Please submit your website or testimonial here: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/testimonials/  
If we choose your testimonial or website we can link to your site and generate some free traffic for you!


Requirements:

* PHP5


To-do:


== Installation ==

1. Upload `simple-backup/` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Go to Simple Backup Plugin settings and enable Simple Backup Plugin.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Plugin doesn't work ... =

Please specify as much information as you can to help us debug the problem. 
Check in your error.log if you can. 
Please send screenshots as well as a detailed description of the problem.





Developer Website: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/

Plugin Page: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/tools/wordpress-plugins/simple-backup/

Video Tutorial: http://mywebsiteadvisor.com/learning/video-tutorials/simple-backup-tutorial/

We are looking for testimonials and live examples of our plugins on your website!
Please submit your website or testimonial here: http://MyWebsiteAdvisor.com/testimonials/
If we choose your testimonial or website we can link to your site and generate some free traffic for you!


== Screenshots ==

1. Admin Settings Page
2. WordPress Optimizations Example Output
3. MySQL Database Management Example Output
4. Databaes and File Backup Example Output




== Changelog ==


= 1.0 =
* Initial release

= 1.1 =
* Fixed some of the links for support

= 1.2 =
* Added support for alternative methods of backup and compression
* Added ability to back up wordpress database
* Improved plugin diagnostic functionality to check for backup and compression functions

= 1.3 =
* Fixed re-direction glitch after backup files are deleted
* Added mysqldump command check to the plugin diagnostic

= 1.4 =
* Added option to display the output generated by the backup commands for debugging purposes.

= 1.5 =
* Added the -h (host name) option for 'mysqldump' data base backup to allow backup of remote DB servers.

= 1.6 =
* resolved timeout issues when making very large backups

= 1.7 =
* minor bug fix, improper opening php tag, needs to be <?php rather than <? for compatibility.

= 1.8 =
* added --single-transaction option to mysqldump command

= 2.0 =
* added additional links for support, other plugins, upgrades, etc.
* added error checking to see if PHP safe mode is enabled, or if exec functions are disabled.

= 2.1 =
* added database optimization feature to compress DB before backup

= 2.2 =
* added wordpress optimization functions
* added database table check and optimize functions
* added plugin screenshots

= 2.3 =
* added contextual help menu with faqs and support link
* fixed broken links

= 2.3.1 =
* updated plugin activation php version check which was causing out of place errors.

= 2.3.2 =
* fixed readme file syntax

= 2.3.3 =
* added link to rate and review this plugin on WordPress.org.

= 2.3.4 =
* added rate this plugin link in plugin row meta links on plugin screen
* added upgrade plugin link in plugin row meta links on plugin screen
* resolved notices and warnings about undefined index

= 2.3.5 =
* resolved array_merge function warning
