Cloud Backup by Amasty. User Guide/

User Guide: Cloud Backup
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Cloud Backup
Support: http://amasty.com/contacts/
Magento Extension
User Guide
Official extension page: Cloud Backup

Table of contents:
1. Create backup profile……………………………………..………………………. 3
2. Profile details…………………………………………………………………….……4
3. Storage application………………………………………………..………………..5
4. Multiple steps……………..…………………………………………………..………6
5. DB table exclusion…………………………….……………………………………..7
6. Files and directories exclusion.…………………………………………….……8
7. Cron scheduled tasks………………………………….…………………………….9
8. Delete setiings………………………………….…………………………………….10
9. Logs Settings…………….………………………………………………………….…11
10. Authentication settings………………………….………………………………..12
11. Backup creation…...………………………………………………………………...13
12. Amazon S3 service settings………………………………………………………15
13. Google Drive settings………………………………………………………………30
14. Dropbox application settings……………………………………………………37
15. Box application settings…………………………………………………………..43
16. Run Backup without Magento installation…………………………………51
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Here you can create new and
edit already existing backup
profiles. To start editing the
profile just click on its name.
1. Create backup profile
To create a backup profile or see
the default one please go to
Backup->Profiles
IMPORTANT:
If you install the extension
using FTP, make sure the
compilation is disabled.
After the installation - if you
have Magento cache turned on -
clear cache by pressing “Flush
Cache Storage” button.

2. Profile details
Choose the backup
type: files and
database, database only
or files only.
Set this option to “yes”
if you want to set this
profile a default one
Specify the way to the
directory where the
temporary files will be
saved.

3. Storage applicationAt this tab you can choose the
cloud storage you need and specify
necessary settings it.
Specify the file size that the
backup will be divided into.
Set the option to “yes” if you
want to save backup files on the
server where the site is located.

4. Multiple Steps
You use the multistep option
either in manual mode or with the
help of cron.
Please specify the step interval
for the backup process.

Please specify which Magento
tables should not be included in
backups.
5. DB Tables Exclusion
Click here to calculate the disc
space required for each
database table.

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Specify the files/folders
that shouldn’t be added to
the backup.
6. Files and directories exclusion
Calculate the disc space required
for the files/folders.

7. Cron scheduled tasks
Here you can specify the settings to
run scheduled backup by cron –
these settings are similar to the
native Magento ones.
IMPORTANT: If you need to run the
scheduled backup for Dropbox
storage you need to authorize the
the Dropbox app first.
To authorize the app specify
“Storage Application Settings” and
click the “Save and authorize”
button.

8. Delete Settings
You can delete old backups in two
ways: Rotation type deletes the files
after the number of backups
exceeds the determined number.
The Delete Old type removes the old
backups after a particular time
period.
Here you can specify the email
address of a sender and recipient to
get notified about the backup
successful completion or error.
Choose the template for success and
error emails. To create a template
please go to System-> Transactional
Emails.

Specify the directory to store the
profile backup logs.
9. Logs Settings
Choose the backup
process login level.
There are 4 log levels:
All - post in logs all backup messages;
Info - post in logs all backup messages
except for “Debug”;
Warnings & Errors – fill in logs Warnings &
Errors only;
Off – disable logging (it can speed up the
backup process up to 10%-20%)

10. Authentication Settings
In case your site is protected with
Apache authentication please set this
option to “yes”.

11. Backup Creation
To create a backup please go to Backup -
> Backups and click on the “Create
Backup” button.

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Please specify the backup name.
In case you leave the field empty,
the name will be generated
automatically.
11. Backup creation
Here you can leave comments
and notes for your personal
needs.
In this window you can observe
the progress of the backup
process.

12. Amazon S3 service settings•To create the AmazonS3 service
settings go to
aws.amazon.com/S3/
•If you are not logged in or
registered, Amazon will offer to
authorize first.

12. Amazon S3 service settings
Fill in the fields in the opened
window. Insert the following
data:
· User name
· Email address
· Password
Then click the “Continue”
button.

Once you have logged in, insert
your credit card details and
follow the instruction to setup
your account. After that click on
the “Continue” button.

Enter your contact information
and a security check:

In order to complete the sign-up
process, Amazon will need to
verify your identity. Follow the
instructions on the screen.

Once you are done signing up,
you’ll be greeted with a page that
says your account has been
created and information has
been sent to your email.

Look for Amazon Simple Storage
Service (S3) in the list, click it.

Read it again if you need, or just
skip to signing up an account by
clicking on the Sign up Now.

Congrats! You`ve got an access to
Amazon Simple Storage Service.

Then go to the AWS Management
Console > Amazon S3

Now you should be able to
manage Amazon S3 buckets and
objects. You should create a
bucket. For example, you can
notice in the image that a new
bucket “amasty” was created.

Now it’s possible to create a
directory. Directory can be
created manually or with the
Cloud Backup extension in
automated mode. Choose one of
the options to create a
directory.

Find the tab labeled as Security
Credentials.

Find the tab labeled as Your
Secret Access Key and click on
the Show button. Your secret
access key will appear.

After you have installed the Backup extension on Magento, copy the secret access key and
go to the Backup extension setting: Magento->Profile information->Storage application tab.
Choose the AmazonS3 option and fill in the Access Key and Secret Key fields.
In a Bucket Directory field define the Amazon folder where the backup files will be copied to.

13. Google Drive settings
Go to Google Developers console by
following this link:
https://console.developers.google.com
Press the button
highlighted on the
screenshot in red

Click on Drive API

Click the Enable API
button

Take the
following step:

Tick the Web Application
option

Copy credentials from the
pop-up

Paste the credentials to
the backup profile setting
fields.
NOTE: If you need to change
something in the credentials
please enable and disable Google
Drive API after editing
credentials.

14. Dropbox application settings
To create the Dropbox application go to
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/ap
ps.
If you are not logged in or registered,
Dropbox will offer to authorize first.

To create the Dropbox application go to
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/ap
ps.
If you are not logged in or registered,
Dropbox will offer to authorize first.

14. Dropbox application settingsOnce you have logged in, go to My Apps
page and click Create on the App button to
create a new application. The app
creation dialog box will appear:
NOTE: Select full Dropbox Access Level
radio button. It is required for Backup
extension to create folders where backup
files will go to. If Access level is not set to
full Dropbox, we cannot guarantee
correct extension functioning.

Specify Application settings:

14. Dropbox application settingsOnce the application is created, you’ll be
redirected to the App information page
with the App Key and App Secret. Copy
these data and go to Backup extension
settings: Profile>Storage
Application>Dropbox and set up the
profile.
In the Dropbox directory field indicate
the name of the folder in your Dropbox
account (not the URL path). The
connection timeout should not exceed the
100 value. Press Save and Authorize
button.

Return to Dropbox and press “Apply”
button to activate the app.

15. Box application settings
To create the Box Application please go to:
http://developers.box.net/w/session/login
?return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.b
ox.net%2Fw%2Fpage%2F12923958%2FWe
lcome+to+the+Bo

Click the “Get API Key” button on the
right‐hand side.
NOTE: If you are not logged in or
registered, Box will offer to authorize first.

Once you have logged in you have the
possibility to create the application.
1. Insert application’s name.
2. Press the “Create App” button to create
a new App.
Congrats! You have successfully created the
Box Application!

Click on the "Edit this application” button.
Then you will see the application settings
page.

On the Backend Parameters page copy
your API.
Then insert your site URL to the
“Redirect url” field, this url should
indicate where the extension will return
after initial authorization. The URL
should look like this:
http://yoursite.com/index.php/admin/m
pbackup_backup/callback

Save current settings.

15. Box application settingsOnce you have installed the
MagePlace Backup extension on
Magento website go to the Backup
extension setting: Magento‐>Profile
information‐>Storage application
tab:
Once you have entered information
in all the required above‐mentioned
fields click the “Save and authorize”
button to continue.

Congrats! Your profile was
successfully saved!

16. Run backup without Magento installation
You can run backup with cron individually (without running Magento cron). To enable this option,
please do the following:
1. Standard Megnto cron settings
Configure cron settings the same way you configure them for standard Magento. But to run cron job
separately you need to add some commands to standard Magento cron settings:
1.1 This command should be added to run cron job using cron.sh:
0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * /bin/sh /absolute/path/to/magento/cron.sh
cronbackup.php
1.2 This command should be added to run cron job using curl:
*/5 * * * * curl -s -o /dev/null http://www.yoursite.com/absolute/path/to/magento/cronbackup.php

16. Run backup without Magento installation
After the commands are added please
go to System ->Configuration ->
Backup
Set the option
to ‘Yes’

Thank you!
Your feedback is absolutely welcome!
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Should you have any questions or feature suggestions, please contact us at:
http://amasty.com/contacts/

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