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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Script assumes backup dir structure of:
+# $backup_path
+#  |- daily
+#  |- weekly
+#    |- $date
+# Hardcoded rentention values: 7 days (1 week) for daily db backups, 28 days (~1 month) for full weekly backups
+
+mw_path='/var/mediawiki'
+backup_path='/var/backup'
+weekly_db='waapt_wiki'
+weekly_tarball='wikidata'
+
+daily_backup() {
+	cd $mw_path
+
+	php maintenance/sqlite.php --backup-to $backup_path/daily/$(date -I).sqlite
+
+	find $backup_path/daily -mtime 7 -type f -delete
+}
+
+weekly_backup() {
+
+	daily_backup
+
+	mkdir $backup_path/weekly/$(date -I)
+	cd $mw_path
+
+	tar zcvhf $backup_path/weekly/$(date -I)/$weekly_tarball.tgz ./mediawiki
+	cp $backup_path/daily/$(date -I).sqlite $backup_path/weekly/$weekly_db.sqlite
+
+	cd $backup_path/weekly
+	find . -mtime 28 -type d -delete
+}
+
+case $1 in
+	daily)
+		daily_backup
+	;;
+	weekly)
+		weekly_backup
+	;;
+	*)
+	;;
+esac
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