Backup a WordPress server with TAR and WP CLI

do_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Configuration
WEBSITE_PATH="/var/www/jeitaly.org"
BACKUP_DIR="$HOME/backup"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
BACKUP_FOLDER="$BACKUP_DIR/$TIMESTAMP"
DB_DUMP_FILE="jeitaly_db_$TIMESTAMP.sql"
WEBSITE_ARCHIVE="jeitaly_website_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz"

# Ensure backup directory exists
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_FOLDER"

# Archive website files
echo "Archiving website files..."
tar -czvf "$BACKUP_FOLDER/$WEBSITE_ARCHIVE" -C "$WEBSITE_PATH" .

# Dump WordPress database
echo "Dumping WordPress database..."
if command -v wp &> /dev/null; then
  wp db export "$BACKUP_FOLDER/$DB_DUMP_FILE" --path="$WEBSITE_PATH"
else
  echo "wp-cli not found. Please install wp-cli."
  exit 1
fi

# Verify the files were created
if [ -f "$BACKUP_FOLDER/$WEBSITE_ARCHIVE" ] && [ -f "$BACKUP_FOLDER/$DB_DUMP_FILE" ]; then
  echo "Backup completed successfully."
  echo "Website archive: $BACKUP_FOLDER/$WEBSITE_ARCHIVE"
  echo "Database dump: $BACKUP_FOLDER/$DB_DUMP_FILE"
else
  echo "Backup failed. Check the logs."
  exit 1
fi