A script that creates a backup of your WordPress site and uploads it to Dropbox

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# For this script to work, save it somewhere in the executable path, like /usr/local/sbin/backup.sh
# make it executable: chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/backup.sh
# then add it to cron: crontab -e 
# and add the line below, which will run backup 3am each day, then upload to Dropbox
# 0 3 * * * /usr/local/sbin/backup.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
# You also need WP CLI installed: http://wp-cli.org/


# Generate your Dropbox token: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
DROPBOX_TOKEN=<your dropbox token>

# Directory that holds your WordPress sites' root folders
PREFIX=/var/www

# If you have multiple folders with WordPress sites, add/remove them from this array
directories=( "wp_folder_1" "wp_folder_2" )

# the logic, shouldn't need to modify anything below
for dir in "${directories[@]}"
do
  :
  printf "Backing up $PREFIX/$dir:\n"
  cd $PREFIX/$dir

  printf "Exporting database...\n"
  /usr/local/bin/wp db export --add-drop-table
  cd ..

  printf "Compressing directory...\n"
  BACKUP_FILENAME=$dir.$(date -d today "+%Y%m%d").tar.gz
  tar czf $BACKUP_FILENAME $dir

  printf "Uploading to Dropbox...\n"
  curl -k --progress-bar -i --globoff -o /tmp/dbrnd \
    --upload-file $BACKUP_FILENAME https://api-content.dropbox.com/1/files_put/auto/$BACKUP_FILENAME \
    -H "Authorization:Bearer $DROPBOX_TOKEN"

  # Comment out the next line if you want the backup to stay on the server
  rm $BACKUP_FILENAME
  printf "Done!\n"
done