-------------------------- rsync script -------------------
#!/bin/sh
# script rsync_backup.sh
# backup of webserver document root via rsync to backup server
# additional do a dump of typo3-db

# ip or fqhn of backup server
SERVER="my_backup_server"
# user account at backup server
USER="my_username"
# ssh-key (without passphrase!) used for login
SSHKEY="/root/.ssh/backup_server_key"
# destination dir at backup server
DSTDIR="/typo3_bkp"
# name of local typo3 database
DB="typo3_db"
# user account to access typo3 database
DB_USER="typo3_db_user"
# password to access typo3 database
DB_PASS="typo3_db_password"

# these directories will be rsynced with backup server
DIRS="/srv/www"

# do a mysql-dump and store result in source dir
/usr/bin/mysqldump --password=$DB_PASS -u $DB_USER $DB > /srv/www/typo3db_bkp.sql

# rsync all requested dirs
for DIR in $DIRS; do
  logger "rsync backup $DIR to $SERVER"
  rsync --rsh="ssh -i $SSHKEY" -a $DIR $USER@$SERVER:$DSTDIR
done;

# get actual size of backup
ACT_SIZE=`ssh -i $SSHKEY $USER@$SERVER "du -sh $DSTDIR"`

logger "total backup size: $ACT_SIZE"


---------------------------- /rsync script ---------------------