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Thanks to some advice from a friend at PHP Classes, I’ve updated my free MySQL Backup and Restore class: IAM_Backup, originally published in IAM Backup - A Free Database Backup PHP Class. Basically, this class allows you to perform a full-DB backup from PHP and then Restore it either on the same server or another. It’s pretty simple to use and it’s easy to integrate with your PHP programs.

IAM Backup is package made of two classes. One performs the backup of the selected MySQL database, and the second restores the database. Both classes support gzip-compressed files for improved performance. When performing the backup, the user is prompted to download the backup file, straight from the browser. Alternatively, the backup can be stored on the local server at a predefined location. Restoring the database (or copying it to another server) is just as easy.