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Efficient Drupal Site Management: Backup and Migrate with Drush

by | Jul 3, 2024

Learn how to backup and migrate with Drush for better Drupal site management. Our Drupal Support team is here to help you with your questions and concerns.

Efficient Drupal Site Management: Backup and Migrate with Drush

Do you know that managing a Drupal site requires a reliable strategy for backing up and restoring data

The Backup and Migrate module for Drupal makes this process straightforward and efficient.

Efficient Drupal Site Management: Backup and Migrate with DrushIn fact, when paired with Drush (Drupal Shell), we can use the power of command-line operations to automate and streamline these tasks.

Drush is a powerful command-line tool that lets developers and site administrators to manage their Drupal sites from a terminal or command prompt.

With Drush, we can easily interact with our Drupal site. It will simplify performing tasks.

Integrating Backup and Migrate with Drush

We can combine the Backup and Migrate modules with Drush to improve site management. This lets us integrate and perform backup and restore operations directly from the command line. Here are some key Drush commands related to Backup and Migrate.

Creating a Backup

To create a backup of the Drupal database using the Backup and Migrate module, use the following command:

drush bam-backup

Listing Available Backups

To see all the backups created by the Backup and Migrate module, use:

drush bam-backups

Restoring a Backup

To restore the Drupal site from a backup file, specify the path to the backup file:

drush bam-restore /path/to/backup/file

Scheduling Backups

We can automate regular backups by scheduling cron jobs with Drush commands. This ensures your backups are always up to date without manual intervention.

Example Workflow

Here’s a workflow as an example to help you with the Backup and Migrate module and Drush:

  1. First, enable the module with Drush:

    drush pm-enable backup_migrate

  2. Then, generate a backup with the command:

    drush bam-backup

  3. Now, download the backup file from the server or save it to a remote location.
  4. Next, restore the site from a backup file:

    drush bam-restore /path/to/backup/file

Benefits of Using Drush with Backup and Migrate

  • Automates the backup and restore processes to reduce manual effort and minimize human error.
  • Command-line operations are faster and more efficient.
  • Integrates backup and restore commands into scripts for seamless site management.

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Conclusion

By using the power of Drush and the Backup and Migrate module, we can make sure the Drupal site’s data is always secure and easily recoverable.

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to backup and migrate with Drush for better site management.

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