The-Final-Apex · November 24, 2025 10:34 · Nov 24, 2025
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+@app.route('/backup')
+def backup():
+    # Get current timestamp to avoid overwriting
+    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
+    backup_folder = os.path.join(BACKUP_DIR, f'backup_{timestamp}')
+    print(timestamp, backup_folder)
+    print(BACKUP_DIR)
+
+    # Create the backup directory
+    os.makedirs(backup_folder, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Copy the uploads and instance folders to the backup folder
+    try:
+        shutil.copytree(UPLOADS_FOLDER, os.path.join(backup_folder, 'uploads'), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+        shutil.copytree(INSTANCE_FOLDER, os.path.join(backup_folder, 'instance'), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+        print("succefuly copied files")
+        # Now zip the backup folder
+        zip_filename = f'{backup_folder}.zip'
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_filename, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf:
+            print("with staetment")
+            for root, _, files in os.walk(backup_folder):
+                print("first for")
+                for file in files:
+                    print("second for")
+                    file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+                    print("file path thingy")
+                    zipf.write(file_path, os.path.relpath(file_path, backup_folder))
+                    print("last thingy")
+                    print(backup_folder)
+        # Clean up (remove the unzipped backup folder)
+        def handle_remove_readonly(func, path, exec_info):
+            os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWRITE)
+            func(path)
+
+        shutil.rmtree(backup_folder, onerror=handle_remove_readonly)
+        print("removed unzipped folder")
+
+        return f'Backup created successfully at {zip_filename} on Desktop.'
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"an error occured : {e}")
+        return f'An error occurred: {e}'
+
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