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Old 07-30-2009
Backing Up and Emailing Home Directory and SQL Databases
Hello,

I run a web hosting company, and I'm wondering how I can use cPanel's Cron Jobs so that a copy of my entire home directory and a copy all of my MySQL databases can be compressed and emailed to me. I know nothing about Linux, Unix, or whatever that thing with the penguin is called. Smilie

Anthony
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Old 07-30-2009
Now here is a question, where did you install cPanel? Smilie
It has to be Linux/Unix. The thing with Penguin.. Smilie That's Tux, de-facto Linux mascot


Here is a simple MySQL dump script, it'll rotate weekly:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
export week_day=`date +%u`
mkdir -p /some_path/mysql_backup/$week_day
for i in `echo "show tables" | mysql -u username -ppassword database|grep -v Tables_in_`;
do
  echo $i; mysqldump --add-drop-table --allow-keywords -q -a -c -u username -ppassword database $i > backup/$week_day/$i.sql
  rm -f backup/$week_day/$i.sql.gz
  gzip backup/$week_day/$i.sql
done

To set cron:
Code:
30 0 * * * /path_to_script/mysql_backup_script >/dev/null 2>&1

This will run your backup script at 12:30 AM, everyday.
As for mailing, I have a script somewhere, I'll have to dig it up.

-Nitin
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Old 07-30-2009
I am a hosting reseller account, so it was automatically installed for me.

I did some Linux research online, and I found out how to compress the contents of my public_html directory. Now I just need to figure out how to send that file to my email and then delete the file off of the server.

Here's the command I used for compressing my public_html directory

Code:
date=`date -I` ; tar -zcf backup_$date.tgz ./public_html

Also, how does that SQL thing work, and how do I change the script to fit my needs?
Last edited by millipedeman; 07-30-2009 at 05:37 PM..
# 4  
Old 07-30-2009
Try this for mailing:

Code:
 uuencode backup.tar.gz | mailx -s "My backup" my@email.org

HTH,
Nitin
# 5  
Old 07-30-2009
Didn't get an email with this command
Code:
date=`date -I` ;  uuencode backup_$date.tar.gz | mailx -s "Your Daily Site Backup" *******@gmail.com



---------- Post updated at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:59 PM ----------

I finally got it with mutt and then I used the RM command to remove the file. I tested it and it works. Now I need to try out the MySQL backup.
# 6  
Old 07-30-2009
Run the uuencode, see if you get any thing like this:

Code:
/usr/bin/uuencode
Try `uuencode --help' for more information.

Next try mailx the same way. You use 'mail' instead of mailx. I think. I'll have to test. If you get 'command not found' error, then either it's not installed or it's /usr/bin is not in your path. Do
Code:
echo $PATH

-Nitin
# 7  
Old 07-30-2009
It worked with mutt, and I was able to finish the job by using the rm command to remove the file once it was sent to me via email. Now, how do you do the MySQL backup?
 
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