Created
February 1, 2026 10:47
-
-
Save ryanhs/4f9dda7ea75b177ed9c25299a934ee6f to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
mysql-backup-s3.sh
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Replace the placeholders with your MySQL server details | |
| MYSQL_HOST="localhost" | |
| MYSQL_USER="xxx" | |
| MYSQL_PASSWORD="xxx" | |
| DATABASE_NAME="xxx" | |
| # Set your Amazon S3 bucket name | |
| S3_BUCKET="xxx" | |
| AWS_PROFILE="xxx" | |
| # ---------------------------------------- | |
| # ref: https://simplebackups.com/blog/the-ultimate-mysql-database-backup-script | |
| # Set the backup directory with the current date as the subfolder name | |
| DIR=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M) | |
| DEST=~/db_backups/$DIR | |
| DEST_FULLPATH=$DEST/$DATABASE_NAME.sql | |
| mkdir -p $DEST | |
| # Use mysqldump to create a SQL backup file | |
| mysqldump -h $MYSQL_HOST -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD $DATABASE_NAME > $DEST_FULLPATH | |
| # Upload the backup file to Amazon S3 | |
| aws --profile $AWS_PROFILE sts get-caller-identity | |
| aws --profile $AWS_PROFILE s3 cp $DEST_FULLPATH s3://$S3_BUCKET/$DIR/$DATABASE_NAME.sql | |
| # Remove local backups older than 3 days | |
| find ~/db_backups -type d -mtime +3 -exec rm -rf {} \; |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment