wordpress_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Define WordPress folder, customizeit to your path
wordpress_folder="/home/username/www/wordpress"
backup_folder="/home/username/backup_folder"
current_date=$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")

# Create tar.gz from wordpress folder and save it to the desired folder
# Customize path to your PRIVATE backup folder
cd "$backup_folder" || { echo "Error: backup_folder does not exist"; exit 1; }
tar -czvf "wordpress-${current_date}.tar.gz" "$wordpress_folder"
echo "Backup task done!"