bash-backup-rotation-script: A Shell repository from nathandarnell

##Tonjoo - Bash Backup Rotation Script

###Description This script allow you to create a rotation backup for your files and mysql database. The backup target can be local or remote (FTP).

The script have 3 backup type

Daily backup
Weekly backup (default : perform every sixth day of the week)
Monthly backup (default : perform every first day of the month)

This script provide you customize the where to backup of each backup type. For example you can choose to do daily and weekly backup on local machine and monthly backup on FTP server.

Each type of backup will have a backup retention(copy). The default retention for every type of backup can be configured.

The backup retention default day is :

Daily backup : 3 Day ( 3 daily backup )
Weekly backup : 14 Day ( ~2 weekly backup )
Monthly backup : 30 Day ( ~1 Monthly backup )

Please consider your space when creating many retention.

###Table of Content

Usage Instruction
Backup Type Configuration
FTP Backup Configuration
Contribute and Contact

##1. Usage Instruction

Download the backup_rotation.sh script into your NIX server.

 wget https://raw.github.com/todiadiyatmo/bash-backup-rotation-script/master/backup_rotation.sh

Open the file using your favourite editor (ex :nano or vi)
```
 nano backup_rotation.sh
```
or
```
 vi backup_rotation.sh	 
```

Edit the configuration file. MYSQL configuration, for minimal BACKUP_DIR, TARGET_DIR must be filled.

 # The directory to be backup , DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
 TARGET_DIR=/target_directory
 
 # The backup directory , DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
 BACKUP_DIR=/your_backup_direcory
 
 # Admin email
 MAIL="your_email@email.com"
 
 # Number of day the daily backup keep
 RETENTION_DAY=3
 
 # Number of day the weekly backup keep
 RETENTION_WEEK=14
 
 # Number of day the monthly backup keep
 RETENTION_MONTH=30
 
 #Monthly date backup option (day of month)
 MONTHLY_BACKUP_DATE=1
 
 #Weekly day to backup option (day of week - 1 is monday )
 WEEKLY_BACKUP_DAY=6

Make the script executable
```
 chmod +x backup_rotation.sh
```
Test the script
```
 sh backup_rotation.sh
```
If the script running correctly the file will be available on TARGET\_DIR. Try to extract the file and check the content
```
 tar -xzfv [filename].tgz
```

To make the backup running daily, put it on the crontab

 #run crontab
 crontab -e

 #put this line on crontab 
 0 0 * * * sh [path to your backup_rotation.sh ]

If crontab not available, install cronie package first (CentOS)
```
 yum install cronie
```

##2. Backup Type Configuration

To customize the backup type you must alter the LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION and FTP_BACKUP_OPTION in the configuration script.

The configuration value of LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION and FTP_BACKUP_OPTION can be view on the table below

For example, if you want to do daily on local and week on FTP you must fill both options with this value

LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION=1
	
FTP_BACKUP_OPTION=2

##3. FTP Backup Configuration

Make sure that you fill the FTP_BACKUP_OPTION with correct value

Fill the FTP configuration on the script

 # -----------------
 # FTP Configuration
 # Enter all data within the ' ' single quote !
 # -----------------
 
 #This is the FTP servers host or IP address. 
 FTP_HOST='FTP HOST' 
 
 #FTP PORT
 FTP_PORT=21
 
 #This is the FTP user that has access to the server. 
 FTP_USER='FTP USER'           
 
 #This is the password for the FTP user. 
 FTP_PASSWORD='FTP_PASSWORD'          
 
 #The backup directory on remote machine, DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
 FTP_TARGET_DIR='/remote_path'

##4. Contribute and Contact

Everybody is welcome to fork and contribute. If you need to pull something just post it on the message board.

nathandarnell/bash-backup-rotation-script