Simple Website Backup to Local/Remote

#!/bin/bash

# --- Configuration Variables ---
WEBSITE_ROOT="/var/www/html"       # Path to your website's root directory
BACKUP_DIR="/opt/backups/website" # Directory to store backups locally
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
BACKUP_FILENAME="website_backup_${DATE}.tar.gz"

# Remote transfer optional (uncomment and configure if needed)
# REMOTE_USER="backupuser"
# REMOTE_HOST="your_backup_server_ip"
# REMOTE_PATH="/mnt/remote_backups/"

# --- Create Backup Directory ---
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"

# --- Create Compressed Archive of Website Files ---
echo "Starting backup of $WEBSITE_ROOT..."
cd "$WEBSITE_ROOT" || { echo "Error: Website root directory not found."; exit 1; }
sudo tar -czf "${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILENAME}" . || { echo "Error: Failed to create tar archive."; exit 1; }

echo "Backup created: ${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILENAME}"

# --- Transfer Backup to Remote Server (Optional) ---
# if [ -n "$REMOTE_HOST" ] && [ -n "$REMOTE_USER" ] && [ -n "$REMOTE_PATH" ]; then
#     echo "Transferring backup to remote server: ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}:${REMOTE_PATH}"
#     scp "${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILENAME}" "${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}:${REMOTE_PATH}"
#     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
#         echo "Remote transfer successful."
#     else
#         echo "Error: Remote transfer failed." >&2
#     fi
# fi

# --- Clean Up Old Backups (Optional) ---
# Keep last 7 days of backups
echo "Cleaning up old backups (keeping last 7 days)..."
find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type f -name "*.tar.gz" -mtime +7 -delete

echo "Website backup process completed."