bszalai/dropboxupload

Upload database dumps to Dropbox

NOTE!

Please use this package for Laravel 5 and up: https://github.com/backup-manager/laravel, _(*1)

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!, _(*2)

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.., _(*3)

Usage

Generate a permanent token for the package

• Go to https://dropbox.com/developers/apps and generate api keys., _(*4)

• Install Dropboxupload, _(*5)

  composer require bszalai/dropboxupload:dev-master, _(*6)

• Create a file keys.json and fill it with your keys, _(*7)

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

• Copy this file into the Dropbox package's examples folder (_vendor/dropbox/dropbox-sdk/examples_)., _(*8)

• Open a terminal, go to the above folder and enter, _(*9)

  php authorize.php keys.json token.json, _(*10)

• 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), _(*11)

• Go back to terminal, and paste the above key, and press Enter., _(*12)

• You'll have a token.json file created., _(*13)

• Copy this file into the app/storage folder. You are done., _(*14)

Using the package

• Edit your app.php in the app/config folder, and add the following lines to the service providers, _(*15)

  Schickling\Backup\BackupServiceProvider,
  Bszalai\Dropboxupload\DropboxuploadServiceProvider, _(*16)

• Publish the package config file, _(*17)

  php artisan config:publish bszalai/dropboxupload, _(*18)

• Edit the config file (_app/config/packages/bszalai/dropboxupload/config.php_), you have several options, _(*19)

  • prefix - name-prefix of the source file, _(*20)

  • uploadfolder - where to upload the file, _(*21)

  • compress - if set to true, it'll create a zip file, _(*22)

  • encrypt - encrypt the source file, set the encryption key so you can decrypt your file later, _(*23)

• Create a CRON job for the Backup package, _(*24)

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, _(*25)

Copyright

© 2014 Barna Szalai, _(*26)