cpanderson

namespace :db do
  desc "Backup the database to a file and manage archives"
  task :backup => [:environment] do
    datestamp = Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
    database = Rails.env.downcase
    max_backups = 48
    base_path = "db"
    backup_base = File.join(base_path, 'backups')
    backup_file = "#{Rails.env}_#{datestamp}.db.gz"
    backup_file_path = File.join(backup_base, backup_file)