This shell script performs a backup of your MySQL databases and of your entire web site, and sends the tar.gz archive by mail. All you need is a SSH access to the Unix/Linux web server. Using Cron, you can plan scheduled backups and receive them by email weekly, monthly, or at any time you want. Keep always a backup copy of your site and MySQL databases.

Thanks to www.prendreuncafe.com where you can find the original article in french, modified for 1and1 web hosting, where Mutt is not available. I used the Perl module MIME::Lite instead to send mails in MIME format.

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