Understanding the crash-safe auto-rollback engine
How Destiny Manage detects WordPress update failures (5xx/WSOD) and automatically rolls back to the latest backup.
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Automatic pre-update backups
Before applying any plugin, theme, or core update, the Destiny Manage agent plugin triggers a local site backup. This packages your database tables and active directory directories. Only when the backup finishes successfully will the agent proceed to execute the update. This guarantees a safe state exists to return to.
How site crashes are detected
Once an update is applied, the agent checks the site's homepage and admin dashboard. If these requests return a 5xx server error, a PHP Fatal error, or a blank page (White Screen of Death), the system flags the update as a failure.
The automatic rollback execution
If a crash is detected, the agent immediately halts the process and extracts the pre-update backup. The database is restored, files are reverted to their original paths, and the site is verified as online. Once restored, the agent logs the specific plugin that caused the failure, sends an alert to your dashboard, and notifies your team.