Automate the backup of your projects locally and remove old backups.

Automate Code Backup

#!/bin/bash
# Automate the backup of your projects locally and remove old backups.
# Run a daily cronjob such as:
# 0 1 * * * bash /etc/cron.daily/code_backup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
# Author: Zaid Daba'een

projects=( project1 project2 project3 )

for i in "${projects[@]}"
do
    tar -zcf /var/backup/$i-`date +\%Y\%m\%d`.tar.gz /var/www/sites/$i
done

find /var/backup/ -type f -mtime +2 -exec rm -f {} \;