Support for dumping MySQL EVENTs. You can now dump MySQL EVENTs on top of the existing support for TABLEs, VIEWs, PROCEDUREs, FUNCTIONs, and TRIGGERs. The database backup engine is also smarter, allowing you to dump TABLE/VIEWs, PROCEDUREs, FUNCTIONs, TRIGGERs, and EVENTs with identical names.
Improved database dump engine. The database engine got revamped. You can now back up MySQL Events. It is now possible to back up procedures, views, and triggers which have the same name as a table or view. Foreign keys constraints, as well as table references in views are now resolved more precisely using the database's INFORMATION_SCHEMA, and a dependency graph resolver. The result is a more accurate backup of large, complex databases with lots of interlinked tables and views at the expense of a slight overall speed decrease of the database backup.
More accurate information about PHP CLI in the Schedule Automatic Backups page. We are now automatically detecting the best path to the PHP CLI executable instead of using the generic /path/to/php placeholder. On most local and live servers this will now return a completely accurate command line you can copy and paste directly to your host's CRON management tool, or your SSH session, without having to ask your host what the path to the PHP CLI executable is. Yay, simplicity!
Option to disable PHP version checks for updates (Akeeba Backup for WordPress). Due to the way WordPress evaluates and caches update information it is possible that this all happens under conditions which prevent the PHP version check from functioning correctly. This is why sometimes you may see a message that a new version is available but your PHP version is not supported when there isn't a new version available, or you are already on the latest supported PHP version. Disabling this option will address this issue on affected sites.
WordPress' Site Health feature now displays if the backup is out of date, or has failed (Akeeba Backup for WordPress). Only compatible with WordPress 6.3 or later. This feature displays the backup status in WordPress' Site Health feature, removing the previously supplied admin page widget.
Addressed fatal errors on plugin activation or uninstallation (Akeeba Backup for WordPress). We found the reason some sites report a fatal error when activating the plugin for the first time, and when the plugin uninstallation takes place. These issues are now addressed.
Bug fixes and minor improvements. Please take a look at the CHANGELOG below.