simple backup script for webroot -> s3 backup

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash
NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")
file="$NOW.appname.tar.gz"
sourcedir='/var/www/appname/public_html'
bucketname="s3://bucketname/$file"

echo "backing up $sourcedir to /tmp/$file & then to s3 bucket $bucketname"
tar -zcvf /tmp/$file $sourcedir
echo 'all backed up now s3 move'

aws s3 cp /tmp/$file $bucketname

echo "now deleting backup file /tmp/$file"

sudo rm /tmp/$file