Download files & a database from a remote server

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash
##############################
#  Backup web server to tgz  #
##############################

# ** Change values like this: [#specific-to-your-server#]

# This script SSH'es onto the server then :
#   - dumps the mysql database
#   - tars the db and the WordPress wp-content directory
#   - downloads the file to ~/Documents/backups/ 

curr_time=$(date +%F_%H.%M.%S)

dir_to_backup="/var/www/vhosts/[#site dir#]/wp-content"
db_output=[#dbname#]${curr_time}.sql

dest=~/Documents/backups/"[#website name#]_server_backup_"${curr_time}.tgz

printf "\n\nBacking up the [#website name#] server & database...\n"

#ssh to act's server, tar it, return it. 
ssh [#server username; ie: root#]@[#server ip address#] "cd /var/www/vhosts/[#site dir#]/ && mysqldump -u [#db username#] -p [#db name#] > ${db_output} && tar -czf - ${dir_to_backup} ${db_output}" >${dest}
printf "\nArchived web files and database:\n$(du -hs $dest)\n\n"