backup shell script

Purpose: create tarballs ready to download for users and send the tarballs to the backupserver. The script is run by cron daily Backup website directories. Each dir has its own [login to view URL] for that dir and its subdirs. This is what the script should do: - loop through all website dirs - read the [login to view URL] for each website dir - remove old backup tarball - dump the MySQL database in the website dir - create a tarball according the [login to view URL] - remove the MySQL dump - change fileowner en accessrights on tarball - copy the tarball to backupserver by FTP or RSYNC - remove tarballs from backupserver older than 2 days example [login to view URL] (replace # with at-sign) myql="user:pass#localhost/database user2:pass#remotehost/database2" include=".conf/[login to view URL] example" exclude="logs/[login to view URL] example2" ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform linux (debian / gentoo)