mysql_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

BACKUP_DIR="/home/dumps/"
S3_PATH="s3://sunbury-dental-production/dumps/"

# create a dump
mysqldump -u$DB_USER -p$DB_PASSWORD dental_production > /home/dumps/production_dump_$(date +\%m\%d\%y).sql

# delete old dumps
find $BACKUP_DIR -type f -name "mysql_dump_*.sql.gz"  -mtime +10 -daystart | xargs rm -rf

# sync with s3
aws s3 sync $BACKUP_DIR $S3_PATH  --delete



# crontab -e
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin

BIN_DIR="/home/root/bin"
LOG_DIR="/home/root/log"

# every day at 00:00
10 0 * * * /bin/bash $BIN_DIR/backup.sh >> $LOG_DIR/cron.log