Script to automate local backup for files & database with email notification

ost-local-backup-w-email.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script     : ost-local-backup-w-email.sh
# Author     : Osh <[email protected]>
# Title      : Osh local backup with email notification
# Description: Script to automate local backup for files & database with email notification
# Target OS  : Centos 7

# Create archive of target folder
today=`date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S'`;

############################################################################
# SETTING FOR BACKUP FOLDER & DATABASE
# Change these to your project backup directory/folder & database
#
var_backup_filename="/path/to/backup/backup_$today.tar.gz"
var_folder_to_backup="/path/to/project_folder/"

var_db_to_backup="project_database_name"
var_backup_sqlname="/path/to/backup/backup_$today.sql"
############################################################################

tar -czvf "$var_backup_filename" "$var_folder_to_backup"

############################################################################
#   I M P O R T A N T ! ! !
############################################################################
#
# Define the following ~/.my.cnf:
#
# [mysqldump]
# host = your_MySQL_server_name_or_IP
# port = 3306
# user = database_user_name
# password = database_password
############################################################################

# Create sqldump of target database
mysqldump "$var_db_to_backup" > "$var_backup_sqlname"

############################################################################
# SETTING FOR EMAIL:
#
var_email_title="Backup on RnD2 Completed"
var_email_body="Project folder and database backup completed successful."
############################################################################
set -e;
echo "$var_email_body" | mailx -s "$var_email_title" [email protected] || :
echo 'Completed'

Set chmod +x ost-local-backup-w-email.sh before running the script for the first time.

Change YOUR_GMAIL to your actual email address to receive the notification.