Recovering a WordPress site thats been compromised is not fun, where to find all those images etc. etc. The solution, run a daily BackUp of the whole wp-content folder, then you have everything to restore your site ::: However if you backup your site every day this can drain your server resources if you have thousands of images ( remember each i…

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# Recovering a WordPress site thats been compromised is not fun, where to find all those images etc. etc. The solution, run a daily BackUp of the whole wp-content folder, then you have everything to restore your site ::: However if you backup your site every day this can drain your server resources if you have thousands of images ( remember each image in WP is duplicated AT LEAST 3 times ), imagine your BU running while you have a reasonable traffic ::: 

# My solution is as follows ::: I used rsync which has a function that compares files then only adds new files/folders also removing files/folders not needed any more ::: I also wanted a 7 day backup solution, so what I do is I create a file each day "Uniquely Stamped" with each day eg. Monday is 01, Tuesday 02 you get the picture ::: Once we move on to the eight day we will be back where we started day 01 ( if BU's commenced on a Monday ) , on day 8, what will happen is that only files/folders added or deleted will be added and removed from the BU created a week ago :::

# resources
# http://www.jveweb.net/en/archives/2010/11/synchronizing-folders-with-rsync.html#jveweb_en_014_05
# https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync

#  IMPORTANT : add your own data or parameters, I make use of double segments [[ your variable ]]. eg. ssh root@[[ 96.172.44.11 ]] should be replaced with ssh [email protected] where "888.88.88.88" is your value, variable etc. I have a habit of using ":::" to indicate line ending and end of paragraph, crazy I know but be warned its just how I write ::: All notes are for my own use & should you use any it's at your own risk, it's NOT a Tutorial :::

### Start Script

#!/bin/sh
####################################
#
# Backup Typical Wordpress Folders.
#
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BackUpDIR="/var/wrdp-bu/content";
BackUpThis="/var/www/wp-content";
# Format day eg. 1
day_stamp=$(date +%u);

# Use RSYNC to backup
rsync --recursive --delete -az $BackUpThis $BackUpDIR/wp-content_$day_stamp;

### End Script

# Example Cron Schedule
# Backup WP-Content @ 12:00 AM
# @daily bash /var/yourfile/bu-wp-content.sh