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# Database backup script - dumps each database separately and compresses them # Organizes backups in separate folders by date
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Database backup script - dumps each database separately and compresses them | |
| # Organizes backups in separate folders by date | |
| BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/databases" | |
| DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | |
| TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S) | |
| DATE_DIR="$BACKUP_DIR/$DATE" | |
| # Create backup directory with date subfolder if it doesn't exist | |
| mkdir -p "$DATE_DIR" | |
| # Get list of all databases (excluding system databases) | |
| DATABASES=$(mysql -e "SHOW DATABASES;" | grep -v Database | grep -v information_schema | grep -v mysql | grep -v performance_schema | grep -v sys) | |
| # Dump each database separately | |
| for DB in $DATABASES; do | |
| BACKUP_FILE="$DATE_DIR/${DB}_$TIMESTAMP.sql.gz" | |
| mysqldump "$DB" | gzip > "$BACKUP_FILE" | |
| if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "Backup successful: $BACKUP_FILE" >> /var/log/database-backup.log | |
| else | |
| echo "Backup failed for $DB at $(date)" >> /var/log/database-backup.log | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| # Remove backups older than 30 days | |
| find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "*.sql.gz" -type f -mtime +30 -delete | |
| echo "Old backups cleaned up" >> /var/log/database-backup.log |
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