Simple backup script

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo "OK, starting now..."

#######################
# Set environment variables
#######################

SOURCE_FILES="/home/* /etc/*" 
SOURCE_TEMPDIR=<temporary_files_directory>
TARGET_USER=<target_backup_server_user>
TARGET_SERVER=<target_backup_host>
TARGET_PATH=<target_path_on_backup_server>
MYSQL_USER=<mysql_user>
MYSQL_PASS=<mysql_password>
MYSQL_HOST=localhost


if [ `date +%d` -eq "28" ]; then
    DAY=`date +%m%d`
else
    DAY=`date +%d`
fi

echo Backup for Day: $DAY

mkdir -p $SOURCE_TEMPDIR

#######################
# MySQL Operations
#######################

echo Starting Mysql

mysqldump -u$MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASS --all-databases  > $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/mysql-latest.sql

echo Mysql is finished

#######################
# File Operations
#######################

echo Starting compressed tarball generation

tar -chvzf $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/files_back_$DAY.tgz $SOURCE_FILES
tar -chvzf $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/mysql_back_$DAY.tgz $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/mysql-latest.sql


#####################
# Copy files
##################
echo File Copying

scp $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/files_back_$DAY.tgz $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_SERVER:$TARGET_PATH
scp $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/mysql_back_$DAY.tgz $TARGET_USER@$TARGET_SERVER:$TARGET_PATH

#####################
# Erase files
##################
echo Removing backup files

rm $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/files_back_$DAY.tgz
rm $SOURCE_TEMPDIR/mysql_back_$DAY.tgz

echo Hoooorayyyyy! Backup completed