Basic MySQL database backup

WPS-Backup.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#  DebianWPS. Debian WordPress-Scripts to manage WordPress installations.
+#  Copyright (C) 2016  Kris Lamoureux
+
+#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+# Take input and double check.
+takeinput ()
+{
+    while true; do
+        read -p $1 answer
+        read -p "Is \"$answer\" your final answer? (Y/n)" yn
+
+        if [ "$yn" == "Y" ]; then
+            echo $answer
+            break
+        fi
+
+    done
+}
+
+# Get input on MySQL database
+echo "Attempting to backup MySQL database..."
+echo "Please enter MySQL information below:"
+user=$(takeinput "Username:")
+pass=$(takeinput "Password:")
+host=$(takeinput "Host:")
+db=$(takeinput "Database:")
+
+# Get current time in seconds.
+time=$(date +%s)
+
+# Backup a MySQL database
+mysqldump --user=$user --password=$pass --host=$host $db > $db-$time.sql
+
+echo "MySQL database $db has been backed up."
+