WordPress Backups with WP-CLI and TAR
The paths used may be server specific. Adjust accordinarly. Simple commands and bash scripts useful for quick backups of Wordpress.
#!/bin/sh | |
/usr/local/bin/wp db --path=/var/www/websites/wp - | gzip > /var/www/backups/db_backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).sql.gz & | |
tar --create --gzip --absolute-names --file=/var/www/backups/wp_backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz --exclude=*.tar.gz /var/www/websites/wp |
#!/bin/sh | |
tar -czf ~/wp-backups/plugins-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz ~/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins | |
echo "Plugins backed up. Now doing themes." | |
tar -czf ~/wp-backups/themes-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz ~/httpdocs/wp-content/themes | |
echo "Themes backed up. Now doing database." | |
wp db export - | gzip > ~/wp-backups/db_backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).sql.gz | |
echo "Database backed up" |
30 18 * * * sh /var/www/backups/backup.sh > /var/www/logs/cronlog 2>&1 |
#!/bin/sh | |
wp db export - | gzip > ./db_backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).sql.gz |
#!/bin/sh | |
tar --create --gzip --verbose --absolute-names --file=./wp_backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz --exclude=*.tar.gz /var/www/websites/wp |