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CloudScale Backup & Restore
No timeouts, no memory limits, any site size. Back up to S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Managed Cloud at once, and restore in one click.
CloudScale Backup & Restore ranks #60,828 among WordPress.org plugins with 0+ active installations, is #4,441 of 4,980 in the Utilities & Tools category, and was last updated Sep 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1.2
v3.2.817
Current Version v3.2.817
Updated 2 days ago
Last Update on 21 Sep, 2026
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- Version
- 3.2.817
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- 6.0+
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- 8.1 or higher
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about CloudScale Backup & Restore
In a dedicated cloudscale-backups/ folder inside your WordPress uploads directory. This folder is created automatically on activation and protected with an .htaccess deny-all rule. Download backups using the Download button in the admin panel, which uses a nonce-secured handler.
No. The plugin sets set_time_limit(0) and ignore_user_abort(true) for all backup and restore operations. The PHP streaming implementation reads data in small chunks so memory usage stays flat regardless of database size. Check the System Info card for details about your server's configuration.
PHP 8.1 or higher. The plugin uses typed parameters, match expressions, str_contains(), and first-class callable syntax introduced in PHP 8.0/8.1.
Yes. The ZipArchive extension is needed to create and read backup zip files. It is bundled with PHP on the vast majority of shared hosting environments. If it is missing, contact your host and ask them to enable the zip PHP extension.
The plugin registers a custom WordPress cron interval based on the number of days you configure. For reliable scheduling, your server should have a real system cron job pointing at wp-cron.php rather than relying on WordPress's visitor-triggered pseudo-cron. Most managed WordPress hosts configure this automatically. Your server's current time and timezone are shown on the settings page so you can pick the right hour.
Yes. The restore function extracts database.sql from the backup zip and imports it. Media, plugin, and theme files inside the zip are not automatically restored. You can unzip the backup manually and extract only the folders you need. This prevents accidentally overwriting files you have added since the backup.
Yes. The restore imports the SQL as-is. If the database contains hardcoded URLs from the old domain, run a search-replace using WP-CLI after restoring: wp search-replace 'olddomain.com' 'newdomain.com' --path=/path/to/wordpress
Install WordPress and this plugin on the second server, then open the Standby & DR tab there (never on the live site). Choose a hot standby or a refreshed copy, label its alerts, type MAKE THIS A COPY and press Apply. Then on the Automated Restore tab connect the cloud storage the live site backs up to, choose the folder or site to copy from, and switch on the schedule. The checklist on the Standby & DR tab shows anything still missing. A hot standby also needs something outside WordPress to move your DNS and to tell the standby when it is serving; the help site and the plugin's GitHub repository describe a Cloudflare script that does the DNS half.
Create the target first: an empty directory the web server can write to, containing a wp-config.php that names an empty database (or one your database user can create). Take a backup that includes WordPress core files. Then open the Clone Targets tab, add a target with that directory, the URL it will be served from and the path to that wp-config.php, press Verify, and press Clone Now. The target's files and database are replaced by the backup and every URL is rewritten. The plugin refuses if the target is this site's own directory or database, or a directory that contains this site. Point your web server or hosting panel at the new directory to view it. The wp-config.php must contain literal database values: one that reads them from environment variables cannot be used, and the plugin says so. Cloning needs the PHP mysqli extension, and the database user named in that wp-config.php must be able to create the database, or the database must already exist. Clone Now names the directory and database it will overwrite and asks first, because everything in the target is replaced and that cannot be undone. You can also refresh a target automatically after each scheduled backup, on the days you choose, and hook the csbr_clone_post_restore PHP action to run your own steps afterwards: the clone itself runs no shell scripts. A clone is a complete copy, including your mail settings and scheduled tasks, and nothing in it blocks outgoing email, so block email on it before you browse it.
The plugin removes maintenance mode even when a restore fails, so your site will be accessible. Check the plugin page to confirm the maintenance badge is gone. Errors are logged to your server's PHP error log. If the database is in a partial state, restore from a server snapshot or use phpMyAdmin or Adminer to assess the database directly.
