How to Use Custom PowerShell Scripts to Automate Local Web Server Backups

September 23, 2026 By secureuser
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Automating website and MySQL database dumps on local development machines is simple with PowerShell.

Using scheduled tasks and PowerShell cmdlets, you can export databases nightly, compress document roots with Compress-Archive, and transfer archives to remote S3 buckets or NAS drives automatically.