Backup Wordpress

This is refactored version of Backup WordPress repo, in fish shell.

Features

• No plugin to install. So, no plugin conflicts!
• Single script to take backups of multiple sites.
• Ability to take files backup without uploads directory!
• Local and offline backups are supported.
• Automatic deletion of local backups.
• Support for sub-directory installation of WordPress!
• Support for simple encryption using GnuPG
• Alert via email when the offsite backup fails (and succeeds)

• Internal email alert.
• External email alert via AWS SES.
• Ability to auto-update scripts.

Requirements in the server

• fish shell
• wp-cli
• aws-cli
• gpg for encrypted backups (optional, but helps to comply with GDPR).
• enough disk space to hold local backups

Assumptions

• WordPress sites:

~/sites/example.com/public
~/sites/example.net/public

• Each site contains:

~/sites/example.com/wp-config.php
~/sites/example.net/wp-config.php

• Backups stored in:

~/backups/nightly/
~/backups/weekly/
~/backups/monthly/

What does each backup script do?

• db-backup.fish can take database backup.
• full-backup.fish can take full backup including database (that is named db and is available at the WordPress core directory). Ideal for a weekly routine!

Where are the backups stored?

• local backups are stored in the directory named ~/backups/. If it doesn't exist, the script/s would attempt to create it before execution.
• offline backups can be stored in AWS.

Usage

• You may configure most things on the command line since version 5.0.0. For usage, just run the script without arguments.
• If you use older version of the script (older than 5.0.0, firstly, go through each script and fill-in the variables to fit your particular environment. Currently, it is assumed that the WordPress core is available at ~/sites/example.com/public.
• please adjust the number of days to keep the backup, depending on the remaining hard disk space in your server.
• test the scripts using SSH before implementing it in system cron.
• note: you may take backups of multiple domains like the following...

/path/to/db-backup.fish example1.com
/path/to/db-backup.fish example2.com
/path/to/db-backup.fish example3.com

For more usage options, please run /path/to/db-backup.fish -h.

The above is applicable to all the scripts!

Contributors

How to decrypt, if I used a passphrase

gpg --batch --passphrase your_passphrase encrypted_file.tar.gz.gpg

Can you implement it on my server?

Yes, of course. But, for a small fee of USD 5 per server per site. Reach out to me now!.

I have a unique situation. Can you customize it to suit my particular environment?

Possibly, yes. My hourly rate is USD 50 per hour.

Have questions or just wanted to say hi?

Please ping me on X(formerly Twitter) or send me a message.

Suggestions, bug reports, issues, forks are always welcome!