VPS Backup Script

A script which automates the backup process for a Linux based Web Server.

Steps Involved

• Dumps the MySQL/MongoDB Database
• Archives the Document Root Directory
• Appends the MySQL Dump to the Archive
• Moves it to another server(optional)
• Removes the Intermediary/Old Files

Configuration

Read the for setting up the script correctly.

Now set a cronjob so that the backup process is automated. Here's a crontab entry which would execute the backup script every Sunday. $> crontab -e 0 0 * * 0 bash /home/backup/vpsback.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

If everything goes well then this script shall execute all the above mentioned steps and automatically transfer the tarball to your backup server.

Queries

Drop a mail at [email protected]

Request

Feel free to add your suggestions to the helper.md and send me a PR.