Title: LH Mysqldump
Author: shawfactor
Published: <strong>May 18, 2019</strong>
Last modified: August 8, 2022

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# LH Mysqldump

 By [shawfactor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lh-mysqldump.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lh-mysqldump/)

## Description

LH Mysql plugin allow you to create a complete database backup with single click.
The entire contents of your databse can be downloaded in a compressed zip file which
can also be emailed on an ongoing basis

FEATURES
 * A simple interface to download your database * A complete backup, including
custom and non wordpress tables * The export file is zipped, massively reducing 
the size of the file downloaded or emailed * Ongoing backups by email on a weekly
basis

**Like this plugin? Please consider [leaving a 5-star review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/lh-mysqldump/).**

**Love this plugin or want to help the LocalHero Project? Please consider [making a donation](https://lhero.org/portfolio/lh-mysqldump/).**

Example use:

## Installation

 1. Upload the `lh-mysqldump` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Optionally navigate to Tools->Export database to dowload the databse immmediately(
    exports will be done weekly via crooned email regardless).

## FAQ

### Why did you write this plugin?

The existing options were overly complex, bloated, and lacked key functionality.
I am a big believer in simple plugins that do one job well

### Can you tell me more about the ongoing backup feature ?

Sure, on a weekly basis this plugin will export the databse to a zip file and email
it to the admin email address. This is done in the backgound via cron. The email
address that this backup is sent to can be filtered (see the code to do so)

### Any caveats, or things I should be aware of?

This plugin may not work for very large large databases and/or very poor hosting.
I run it on shared hosting, exporting a database which is over 70 mb and it works
fine.

### What is something does not work?

LH Mysqldump, and all [LocalHero](https://lhero.org) plugins are made to WordPress
standards. Therefore they should work with all well coded plugins and themes. However
not all plugins and themes are well coded (and this includes many popular ones).

If something does not work properly, firstly deactivate ALL other plugins and switch
to one of the themes that come with core, e.g. twentyfirteen, twentysixteen etc.

If the problem persists please leave a post in the support forum: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lh-mysqldump/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lh-mysqldump/).
I look there regularly and resolve most queries.

### What if I need a feature that is not in the plugin?

Please contact me for custom work and enhancements here: [https://shawfactor.com/contact/](https://shawfactor.com/contact/).

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“LH Mysqldump” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ shawfactor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/)

[Translate “LH Mysqldump” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lh-mysqldump)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lh-mysqldump/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lh-mysqldump/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lh-mysqldump/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lh-mysqldump/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

**1.00 May 10, 2019**
 * Initial release

**1.00 August 07, 2022**
 * Better mysql handling

## Meta

 *  Version **1.01**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.0.11**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/)
 * Tags
 * [database](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/database/)[email](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email/)
   [export](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/)[mysql](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mysql/)
   [sql](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sql/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/lh-mysqldump/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ shawfactor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/)

## Support

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