How to take backup of partial data in laravel?

@elise_daugherty 

To take a backup of partial data in Laravel, you can use the Laravel Backup package. Here's how you can do it:

1. Install the Laravel Backup package by running the following composer command:

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composer require spatie/laravel-backup

1. Publish the configuration file by running the following artisan command:

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php artisan vendor:publish --provider="SpatieBackupBackupServiceProvider"

1. Configure your backup settings in the config/backup.php file. You can specify which databases, directories, and files you want to include in your backup.
2. To create a backup of partial data, you can use the backup:run command with the --only-files and --only-db options to specify the directories/files and databases you want to backup. For example:

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php artisan backup:run --only-files=/path/to/directory --only-db=database_name

1. You can also schedule regular backups using Laravel's task scheduler by adding the following cron job to your server:

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* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

By following these steps, you can easily take a backup of partial data in Laravel using the Laravel Backup package.