#!/bin/bash # # A cron job may call this with a line such as: # 53 14 * * * sh /home/cldrbackup/backup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # It may be configured by an ansible script such as backup-db-playbook.yml # # The backups might be made faster by saving the sql file in a fast # temporary directory (mktemp? /mnt?) -- let's test that at a time # when Survey Tool is closed and daily backups aren't essential DATABASE_NAME={{ cldr_database_name }} FNAME={{ cldr_database_name }}-DUMP-`date +%Y-%m-%d` RSYNC_DEST={{ cldr_db_backup_destination }} cd /home/cldrbackup mysqldump ${DATABASE_NAME} --add-drop-table --create-options --default-character-set=utf8mb4 > ${FNAME}.sql # Wait until mysqldump is finished before running xz, to minimize db disruption (don't use | pipe) xz ${FNAME}.sql rsync -q ${FNAME}.sql.xz ${RSYNC_DEST}