README

1. Installation

composer require pavliq/laravel-backup-package:dev-master

1. Create an artisan command

php artisan make:command BackupDatabase

1. Open the generated file and add

<?php

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use Pavliq\LaravelBackupPackage\Services\DatabaseBackupService;

class BackupDatabase extends Command
{
    protected $signature = 'app:backup';

    public function handle(DatabaseBackupService $service)
    {
        $service->backupDatabase();
    }
}

1. Run the command

php artisan app:backup

1. Optional: Limit the number of backups

You can set a MAX_BACKUPS variable in your .env file to limit the number of stored backup files.

By default, it keeps 5 backups:

MAX_BACKUPS=5

Database backups will be created in storage/app/backups/db