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PHP hosting with backups included
PHP hosting with backups included: every environment books a backup plan. One full copy of files and database every 24 hours, encrypted, offsite, and restored from the dashboard.
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fortrabbit is managed PHP hosting with backups included: the backup component is booked with every environment. The smallest plan keeps one daily copy for €0.50 a month, the largest keeps 48 copies for €64. Each backup is full, a complete archive of the environment's files plus a mysqldump of the database when a MySQL component is booked. Backups run once every 24 hours at a randomized time, and a manual backup can be started from the dashboard before a risky deploy. Copies are encrypted and stored on object storage in the app's region, Ireland or Virginia, separate from the web storage, and they do not count towards the storage plan. Restore is self-service from the dashboard, and every backup can be downloaded as files. Production and staging environments are backed up separately, each with its own plan. There is no point-in-time recovery and no committed recovery time; the dashboard lists every stored backup with date and size, plus the time of the next one.
What a backup contains
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scope | Environment files and a mysqldump of its database |
| Type | Full, no incremental or differential |
| Frequency | Every 24 hours, plus manual backups |
| Location | Encrypted object storage in the app's region |
| Restore | Dashboard, or download the files |
| Monitoring | fortrabbit is alerted on failed jobs |
Cache and log paths are left out of the archive. Auditors asking under ISO 27001 or ISO 22301 get the same table in the backup docs, with the excludes spelled out. There are no success mails; the dashboard is the record.
Backup plans and prices
| Plan | Copies kept | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 1 | €0.50 |
| SM | 3 | €4 |
| MD | 6 | €8 |
| LG | 12 | €16 |
| XL | 24 | €32 |
| 2XL | 48 | €64 |
The plan is changed per environment at any time. Like every component, it is billed by the day and in arrears. Prices are the same number in USD. The backups feature page lists the use cases, from a deleted template to a hacked site.
Where a backup is not the answer
A backup restores an environment to yesterday. It does not replace version control for code, which lives in the Git repository, and it does not catch a bug that has been writing wrong data for a week. Test on a staging environment first.
