wp-cli Full Backup

[JanParticipant]

I am trying to run a Full Backup using wp-cli. I am running the command shown in the documentation here: https://updraftplus.com/wp-cli-updraftplus-documentation/

This is my command:

wp updraftplus backup –include-files= “plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore”

I get this message when I run it in ssh:
Error: Too many positional arguments: -include-files=plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore

When I run this: wp updraftplus backup it works fine, but I need a full backup and this ran a DB backup.

So does anyone know what is wrong?

Thanks for the help.

[pbaldhaModerator]

Hi Jan,

Our documentation have an issue in an example. We are correcting it now. Kindly accept apologies for inconvenience from my side.

You should try wp updraftplus backup -–include-files= "plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore" instead of wp updraftplus backup –include-files= "plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore". In short, You should use double dash -- instead of -.

Thank you very much,
Prashant

[JanParticipant]

Thanks for the reply. I tried the double dash and I still get the same message.
Here’s my command: wp updraftplus backup —include-files= “plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore”

I figured out to get this to show as — in this post I have to use 3 dash’s.

Thanks.

[pbaldhaModerator]

Hi Jan,

There is space after —include-files= in your command, so you are facing the issue.

Can you please run the command: wp updraftplus backup --include-files="plugins,themes,uploads,wpcore".

I have tested this command in my test environment and it is working fine.

Thank You,
Prashant

[JanParticipant]

OK I got this to work. But, there is no wp-content folder in any of the zip files, so there’s something missing somewhere. I looked in each of the zip files. I have db, others, plugins, themes, uploads, wpcore, but none of those files contains wp-content. Basically themes, plugins, uploads, and others is just in the domains folder instead of the wp-content folder.

Can you tell me why or what I’m missing?

Thanks.

[Dee NutbourneModerator]

Hi,

The backup files do not contain a copy of the ‘wp-content’ folder itself, as UpdraftPlus assumes that this will be in place when restored.

Best Wishes,
David N

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