1. An automated, physical database backup method for use in a database backup system including a source environment, a target environment, and a control environment, the method comprising: in the control environment: automatically determining parameters relating to the source environment and the target environment, wherein the source environment and the target environment have different configurations; automatically generating scripts for initiating one or more tasks relating to database backup operations between the source environment and the target environment, wherein automatically generating scripts includes using at least one parameter; and automatically regenerating at least one script in response to a failure associated with at least one of the source environment and the target environments.