Manual Backup Script ??

[solan]

#/bin/sh

######################
## Starting MySQL Backup ##
## Build Date 11/13/03 ##
## Main Process of this ##
## Step is to tar the main ##
## folders for mysql and ##
## and ftp to backup ##
######################

echo ."Starting MySQL Backup".;
cd /home
tgz -cf mysql_full_%date%.tgz /var/lib/mysql
ftp ftp.someftpsomewhere.com
username
password
cd mysql_bk
put /home/mysql_full_%date%.tgz mysql_full_%date%.tgz
close
bye
rm -rf mysql_full_%date%.tgZ

######################
## Starting Profile Backup ##
## Build Date 11/13/03 ##
## Backup Profile Files ##
## and ftp to ##
## solan.no-ip.com ##
######################

echo ."Starting Profile Backup".;

cd /home
##if exist site_full_%date%.tgz
## exit;


##if not exist site_full_%date%.tgr
tgz -cf site_full_%date%.tgz /home/*
md5sum site_full_%date%.tgz >> site.log
ftp ftp.someftpsomewhere.com
username
password
cd site_bk
put /home/site.log site.log
put /home/site_full_%date%.tgz site_full_%date%.tgz
bye
##md5sum site_full_%date%.tgz >> site.log
rm -rf site_full_%date%.tgz

echo ."Finished with the backup".
echo ."Date = %date% ".
echo ."MD5 completed hopefully".;

exit



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I'm not sure if this would totaly work, haven't tried it out yet but I just want some way of doing a manual backup offsite to a server/home machine so I know its done, and not have to wait for cpanel's timed backup to complete its process..

[solan]

well looking at it after I wrote that.. I know there are alot of errors.. so whatever guys.. If you want to help fix it sure.. if not I'll post a working copy later.