wpsnoop: fix WordPress EZ Backup plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin WordPress EZ Backup conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.

Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by WordPress EZ Backup, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with WordPress EZ Backup.

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what WordPress EZ Backup leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does WordPress EZ Backup version 8.0.2 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for WordPress EZ Backup to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 8.0.2 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 8.0.2 of WordPress EZ Backup behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for WordPress EZ Backup by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: WordPress EZ Backup

Plugin Slug: wordpress-ez-backup Internal ID: 82820 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 8.0.2 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 52 (1.18MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 34 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does WordPress EZ Backup add to WordPress?

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The plugin WordPress EZ Backup added 52 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/	1.18MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/	21.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/css/	2.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/css/ezstyle.css	2.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/css/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/	12.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/boxover.js	10.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/main.js	714.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/schedule.js	710.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/js/wpcron.js	297.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/logs/	1.83kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/logs/backupstats.php	770.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/logs/errorlog.php	560.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/logs/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/logs/viewlog.php	541.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/routine/	4.55kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/routine/backup.sh	434.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/routine/functions.sh	4.13kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/routine/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/schedule/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/functions/schedule/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/images/	13.50kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/images/ezbackup-125x115.png	12.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/images/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/images/question.gif	1.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/logs/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/logs/errorlog.txt		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/logs/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/logs/log.txt		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/	57.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/activate.php	528.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/backup.php	3.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/browser.php	2.32kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/cron.php	5.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/functions.php	5.75kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/help.php	12.36kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/index.html		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/main.php	24.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/restore.php	622.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/pages/wp.php	2.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/readme.txt	11.59kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-1.png	186.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-2.png	117.34kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-3.png	158.57kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-4.png	168.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-5.png	185.54kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-6.png	171.31kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/screenshot-7.png	106.20kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/wp-ezbackup.php	7.85kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does WordPress EZ Backup add to WordPress?

The plugin WordPress EZ Backup did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin WordPress EZ Backup?

WordPress EZ Backup did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by WordPress EZ Backup?

When WordPress EZ Backup was activated and loaded for the first time it created 6 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
ezbu_config		The ezbu_config option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-82820/wp-config.php
ezbu_plugin		The ezbu_plugin option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
http://testing.local/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-ez-backup/
ezbu_root		The ezbu_root option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
/mnt/ramdisk/working/empty-wp-5-9-82820
EZBUATTACH		The EZBUATTACH option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
no
EZBUCRON		The EZBUCRON option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
no
EZBUWP		The EZBUWP option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
no

During use WordPress EZ Backup may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

After disabling and deleting WordPress EZ Backup there were 7 options still present in the wp-options table:

ezbu_config
ezbu_plugin
ezbu_root
EZBUATTACH
EZBUCRON
EZBUWP
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does WordPress EZ Backup declare when it is active?

Installing WordPress EZ Backup added 34 new functions to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
format_bytes	2 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare format_bytes()
send_file	1 conflict	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare send_file()
call_it	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare call_it()
download_it	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare download_it()
ez_stylesheet	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ez_stylesheet()
ezbackup_path	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbackup_path()
ezbu_5mins	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_5mins()
ezbu_autobackup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_autobackup()
ezbu_biweekly	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_biweekly()
ezbu_checksub	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_checksub()
ezbu_config_location	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_config_location()
ezbu_empty	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_empty()
ezbu_get_key	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_get_key()
ezbu_get_version	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_get_version()
ezbu_install_it	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_install_it()
ezbu_installer	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_installer()
ezbu_load_path	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_load_path()
ezbu_main_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_main_menu()
ezbu_monthly	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_monthly()
ezbu_plugin_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_plugin_menu()
ezbu_restore_it	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_restore_it()
ezbu_rmdir	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_rmdir()
ezbu_runbackup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_runbackup()
ezbu_sub_menu	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu()
ezbu_sub_menu1	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu1()
ezbu_sub_menu3	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu3()
ezbu_sub_menu4	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu4()
ezbu_sub_menu5	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu5()
ezbu_sub_menu6	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu6()
ezbu_sub_menu7	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_sub_menu7()
ezbu_tst_chk	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_tst_chk()
ezbu_uninstall	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_uninstall()
ezbu_updates	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_updates()
ezbu_weekly	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ezbu_weekly()

Using WordPress EZ Backup from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.

How to install WordPress EZ Backup from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install wordpress-ez-backup

How to activate WordPress EZ Backup from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate WordPress EZ Backup after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install wordpress-ez-backup --activate

How to reinstall WordPress EZ Backup from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of WordPress EZ Backup which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install wordpress-ez-backup --force

How to update WordPress EZ Backup to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update wordpress-ez-backup

How to delete WordPress EZ Backup from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete wordpress-ez-backup

Where can you download earlier versions of WordPress EZ Backup?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of WordPress EZ Backup from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in WordPress EZ Backup

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with WordPress EZ Backup. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.