Linux backup script

backup-linux.sh

#/bin/sh
# This file is under construction and will be update regulary, so it can be a cron-shell for backing up Linux based systems.
# put this in the cronjob to run the backup every day at 2:15
# 15 2 * * * /var/backups/backup.sh
current="$(date +'%d_%m_%Y_%H_%M_%S')"
# MYSQL BACKUP
sudo mysqldump -u root -pPASSWORD --all-databases | gzip > /var/backups/dbbackup_$current.sql.gz
# WEBSITES BACKUP
sudo tar czf /var/backups/sitebackup_$current.tar -C / var/www && gzip /var/backups/sitebackup_$current.tar
# DELETE OLD BACKUPS > 7 days
find /var/backups/db* -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \;
find /var/backups/site* -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \;