System Info

The System Info card (purple) displays read-only diagnostics about your server environment. Use this to confirm the plugin can create backups correctly before relying on automated schedules.

• Backup method — mysqldump (binary) when the binary is found on $PATH, or PHP (PDO) as a pure-PHP fallback. mysqldump is faster and more reliable for large databases.
• Restore method — mysql (binary) or PHP PDO fallback.
• PHP memory limit — current memory_limit from php.ini. Large sites may require 256M or more for the zip operation to complete.
• Max execution time — current max_execution_time. Shown as “Unlimited” when set to 0. For sites with >1 GB of uploads, set this to at least 300 seconds to prevent timeouts.
• Database — MySQL / MariaDB version string.
• Total backups stored — count of .zip files currently in the backup directory.
• Backup directory — full filesystem path to wp-content/cloudscale-backups/.
• Disk free space — free space with a traffic-light indicator: green (>20% free), amber (10–20%), red (<10%).
• Latest backup size — used as the baseline for the storage estimate in the Retention card.
• Percentage free space — graphical disk bar showing used vs free space.