Method to initiate manual backup via API or similar

I'am looking way to trigger manual file and sql backup. Main goal: to create flexible, user defined backup schedule in my own system.
Is it enough if I insert manually command into table "sys_remoteaction"? Like this:



With action_state "pending".

 

I found this function in /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/lib/classes/plugin_backuplist.inc.php :

PHP:

protected function makeBackup(&$message, &$error, $wb)
    {
        global $app;

        $mode = $_GET['make_backup'];
        $action_type = ($mode == 'web') ? 'backup_web_files' : 'backup_database';
        $domain_id = intval($this->form->id);

        $sql = "SELECT count(action_id) as number FROM sys_remoteaction WHERE action_state = 'pending' AND action_type = ? AND action_param = ?";
        $tmp = $app->db->queryOneRecord($sql, $action_type, $domain_id);
        if ($tmp['number'] == 0) {
            if($action_type === 'backup_database') {
                // get all server ids of databases for this domain
                $sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT `server_id` FROM `web_database` WHERE `parent_domain_id` = ?';
                $result = $app->db->query($sql, $domain_id);
                while(($cur = $result->get())) {
                    $server_id = $cur['server_id'];
                    $sql = "INSERT INTO sys_remoteaction (server_id, tstamp, action_type, action_param, action_state, response) VALUES (?, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ?, ?, 'pending', '')";
                    $app->db->query($sql, $server_id, $action_type, $domain_id);
                }
                $result->free();
            } else {
                $server_id = $this->form->dataRecord['server_id'];
                $sql = "INSERT INTO sys_remoteaction (server_id, tstamp, action_type, action_param, action_state, response) VALUES (?, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ?, ?, 'pending', '')";
                $app->db->query($sql, $server_id, $action_type, $domain_id);
            }
            $message .= $wb['backup_info_txt'];
        } else {
            $error .= $wb['backup_pending_txt'];
        }
    }

That's why I brought this idea of manually inserting entries into the table. I will try my idea and report back.