Simple WordPress Backups v2

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Change WP_PATH with your WordPress installation path
cd /WP_PATH

NOW=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
SQL_FILE=${NOW}_database.sql

# Backup database
wp db export ../backups/$SQL_FILE --add-drop-table

# Compress the database file
gzip ../backups/$SQL_FILE

# Backup uploads directory
tar -zcf ../backups/${NOW}_uploads.tar.gz wp-content/uploads

# Backup plugins directory
tar -zcf ../backups/${NOW}_plugins.tar.gz wp-content/plugins

# Remove backup files that are 7 days old
rm -f ../backups/$(date +%Y%m%d* --date='7 days ago').gz