TAR folder and send it to FTP

pbxuser911 · 11-01-2014, 09:13 PM

Hi All,

I am trying to setup a script that will ZIP up a directory and send it to a FTP Server

i am using this to create a backup from my 1 working directory and back it up nightly

here is the script i am using

#!/bin/sh

USER="user1"
PASSWD="password1"
HOST="HostIP"
# tar -zcvf /user1/PBXBackups/Backup.tar.gz /usr/local/pbx
FILE="/var/www/PBXBackups"
cd /user1/PBXBackups
ftp -n $HOST <<!EOF!
user $USER $PASSWD
binary
prompt
mput Backup.tar.gz
quit
!EOF!

Is this looking good? any suggestions ?

schneidz · 11-01-2014, 09:53 PM

it would be easier and more secure to just use scp.

pbxuser911 · 11-01-2014, 10:19 PM

Would you be able to assist me with modifying the script to use SCP ?

schneidz · 11-02-2014, 08:23 AM

the basic syntax is:

Code:

 scp user1@host1:/whatever/floats user2@host2:/your/boat

for automation you should set up keys:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...ation_with_ssh

pbxuser911 · 11-02-2014, 09:52 AM

can you explain to me what info goes where in that script, user1 is the username of where?
and user2 is from where?