[QCLUG] Linux Tool of the Week - Webserver backup script

[Cody Wilson]

If you're really looking into working with bash, I've found this site  
to be an invaluable resource in my scripting endeavors:  http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
It's a more advanced guide than the one Chris shared, but if you have  
any experience with scripting or writing programming code it's a great  
resource.

Enjoy!

On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Chris Cooper wrote:

> Attached is a quick and dirty little script I wrote for backing up a
> couple of my servers.  It tar.bz2's up the specified folders, dumps
> and compresses all the MySQL databases, then pushed the files to a
> windows file share.  When all is said and done, it fires off an email
> to let you know it worked.  It could be also adapted to use FTP or
> SFTP without much difficulty.
>
> Don't forget to chmod +x backupscript.sh after editing the variables
> for your system.
>
> While it isn't very robust as far as error logging, I figured it was a
> good pick because it is easy to follow for those that are still new to
> bash scripting.  For those of you that write sed/awk's in your sleep,
> this is nothing special, but if you haven't had much experience with
> scripts, this is a good jumping off point.
>
> Here is a good resource for those looking to get started making your
> own scripts:
> http://www.linuxconfig.org/Bash_scripting_Tutorial
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