private function backupDatabase()
    {
        // get the name of the DB to backed up and the connection to use
        $dbdir = database_path();
        $dbconn = config('database.default');
        $dbname = config("database.connections.$dbconn.database");

        // make a directory for the backup file and switch into that directory
        $cmd = new Command('cd');
        $cmd->addParam($dbdir)
            ->addSubCommand('&&')
            ->addSubCommand('mkdir')
            ->addParam('backups');
        if ($this->ex($cmd)) {
            $cmd = new Command('cd');
            $cmd->addParam($dbdir.'/backups')
                ->addSubCommand('&&');
            switch ($dbconn) {
                case 'sqlite':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('cp');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('.');

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
                case 'mysql':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('mysqldump');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('>')
                        ->addParam("$dbname.sql");

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
                case 'pgsql':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('pg_dump');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('>')
                        ->addParam("$dbname.sql");

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
private function backupDatabase()
    {
        // get the name of the DB to backed up and the connection to use
        $dbdir = database_path();
        $dbconn = config('database.default');
        $dbname = config("database.connections.$dbconn.database");

        // make a directory for the backup file and switch into that directory
        $cmd = new Command('cd');
        $cmd->addParam($dbdir)
            ->addSubCommand('&&')
            ->addSubCommand('mkdir')
            ->addParam('backups');
        if ($this->ex($cmd)) {
            $cmd = new Command('cd');
            $cmd->addParam($dbdir.'/backups')
                ->addSubCommand('&&');
            switch ($dbconn) {
                case 'sqlite':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('cp');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('.');

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
                case 'mysql':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('mysqldump');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('>')
                        ->addParam("$dbname.sql");

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
                case 'pgsql':
                    $cmd->addSubCommand('pg_dump');
                    $cmd->addParam($dbname)
                        ->addParam('>')
                        ->addParam("$dbname.sql");

                    return $this->ex($cmd);
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
private function backupDatabase ( ) { // get the name of the DB to backed up and the connection to use $ dbdir = database_path ( ) ; $ dbconn = config ( 'database.default' ) ; $ dbname = config ( "database.connections.$dbconn.database" ) ; // make a directory for the backup file and switch into that directory $ cmd = new Command ( 'cd' ) ; $ cmd -> addParam ( $ dbdir ) -> addSubCommand ( '&&' ) -> addSubCommand ( 'mkdir' ) -> addParam ( 'backups' ) ; if ( $ this -> ex ( $ cmd ) ) { $ cmd = new Command ( 'cd' ) ; $ cmd -> addParam ( $ dbdir . '/backups' ) -> addSubCommand ( '&&' ) ; switch ( $ dbconn ) { case 'sqlite' : $ cmd -> addSubCommand ( 'cp' ) ; $ cmd -> addParam ( $ dbname ) -> addParam ( '.' ) ; return $ this -> ex ( $ cmd ) ; case 'mysql' : $ cmd -> addSubCommand ( 'mysqldump' ) ; $ cmd -> addParam ( $ dbname ) -> addParam ( '>' ) -> addParam ( "$dbname.sql" ) ; return $ this -> ex ( $ cmd ) ; case 'pgsql' : $ cmd -> addSubCommand ( 'pg_dump' ) ; $ cmd -> addParam ( $ dbname ) -> addParam ( '>' ) -> addParam ( "$dbname.sql" ) ; return $ this -> ex ( $ cmd ) ; } } return false ; }
Backup the database.

@return bool True if the database was successfully backed up. False on error.
Backup the database .