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-# backupSQL
+# MySQL Backup Script
+
+This script is designed to perform MySQL backups using `mysqldump` and send email notifications using `ssmtp`. It supports configuration through a dedicated configuration file.
+
+## Features
+
+- Perform MySQL backups for specified databases.
+- Email notifications on backup success and errors.
+- Configurable backup directory and retention period.
+- Ignore specified databases during the backup process.
+
+## Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- **MySQL Client Tools**: Ensure that `mysql` and `mysqldump` binaries are installed on your system.
+- **ssmtp**: Install `ssmtp` for sending email notifications.
+
+    ```bash
+    # On Debian/Ubuntu
+    sudo apt-get install ssmtp
+
+    # On Red Hat-based systems
+    sudo yum install ssmtp
+    ```
+
+### Configuration
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mysql-backup-script.git
+    cd mysql-backup-script
+    ```
+
+2. Create a configuration file named `config.cfg`:
+
+    ```ini
+    # config.cfg
+
+    # Email settings
+    ADMIN_EMAIL="your_email@example.com"
+    MAIL_SUBJECT_SUCCESS="MySQL Backup Success"
+    MAIL_SUBJECT_ERRORS="MySQL Backup Errors"
+
+    # SMTP settings
+    SMTP_HOST="smtp.yourprovider.com"
+    SMTP_PORT="587"
+    SMTP_USERNAME="your_smtp_username"
+    SMTP_PASSWORD="your_smtp_password"
+
+    # Backup settings
+    BACKUP_DIR="/opt/backup/sql/"
+    BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS=30
+    ```
+
+    Adjust the settings according to your environment.
+
+3. Create a MySQL client configuration file named `client.cnf` with appropriate MySQL credentials:
+
+    ```ini
+    # client.cnf
+
+    [client]
+    user=your_mysql_user
+    password=your_mysql_password
+    host=your_mysql_host  # Add the MySQL host if it's not the local host
+
+    # Additional MySQL configurations if needed
+    ```
+
+    Replace `your_mysql_user`, `your_mysql_password`, and `your_mysql_host` with your MySQL credentials.
+
+### Set Executable Permissions
+
+Make sure the script is executable by running the following command:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x backupSql
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+Run the backup script:
+
+```bash
+./backupSql
+```
+
+### Schedule the Script with Cron
+
+To run the script automatically at a specific time each day, you can use cron. Open the crontab file for editing:
+
+```bash
+crontab -e
+```
+
+Add the following line to run the script, for example, every day at midnight:
+
+```bash
+0 0 * * * /path/to/your/script/backupSql
+```
+
+This cron expression represents "every day at midnight." Adjust the timing as needed. Save and exit the editor.
+
+For additional help with cron expressions, you can use online tools like [CronTab Guru](https://crontab.guru/) to generate the appropriate schedule.
+
+Remember to replace /path/to/your/script/ with the actual path to your script.
+
+Now, the backup script will be executed automatically according to the specified schedule.
diff --git a/backupSQL b/backupSQL
index ea191a5..339ad69 100755
--- a/backupSQL
+++ b/backupSQL
@@ -1,24 +1,67 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Set the timestamp
 TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%F")
-BACKUP_DIR="/path/to/backup/sql/"
-CONFIG_FILE="client.cnf"
+
+# Include the backup configuration file
+BACKUP_CONFIG="$(dirname "$0")/config.cnf"
+source "$BACKUP_CONFIG"
+
+# Include the client configuration file
+CLIENT_CONFIG="$(dirname "$0")/client.cnf"
 MYSQL="/usr/bin/mysql"
 MYSQLDUMP="/usr/bin/mysqldump"
 
-datum=`/bin/date +%Y%m%d`
+# Define an array of databases to ignore during backup
+IGNORED_DATABASES=("sys" "mysql" "information_schema" "performance_schema")
+
+# Get a list of all databases and redirect stdout to /dev/null
+all_databases=$("$MYSQL" --defaults-extra-file="$CLIENT_CONFIG" -e "SHOW DATABASES;" 2>/dev/null | grep -Ev "(Database)")
+
+# Create an array to store databases with backup errors
+databases_with_errors=()
 
-databases=`$MYSQL --defaults-extra-file=$CONFIG_FILE -e "SHOW DATABASES;" | grep -Ev "(Database|information_schema|performance_schema)"`
+# Function to check MySQL connection
+check_mysql_connection() {
+    if "$MYSQL" --defaults-extra-file="$CLIENT_CONFIG" -e "SELECT 1;" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "MySQL connection successful."
+    else
+        echo "Error: Unable to connect to MySQL. Check credentials and permissions."
+        echo "Unable to connect to MySQL. Check credentials and permissions." | /usr/sbin/ssmtp -s "MySQL Connection Error" "$ADMIN_EMAIL"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
 
-for db in $databases; do
-    echo "Backuping database: " $db
-    $MYSQLDUMP --defaults-extra-file=$CONFIG_FILE --column-statistics=0 --single-transaction --force --opt --databases ${db} | gzip > "$BACKUP_DIR$db-${datum}.sql.gz"
+# Check MySQL connection before proceeding
+check_mysql_connection
+
+# Loop through each database and perform a backup if not in the IGNORED_DATABASES array
+for db in $all_databases; do
+    if [[ ! " ${IGNORED_DATABASES[@]} " =~ " $db " ]]; then
+        echo "Backing up database: $db"
+
+        # Perform mysqldump and check for errors
+        if "$MYSQLDUMP" --defaults-extra-file="$CLIENT_CONFIG" --default-character-set=utf8mb4 --single-transaction --force --opt --databases "$db" | gzip > "$BACKUP_DIR$db-$TIMESTAMP.sql.gz"; then
+            echo "Backup successful for database: $db"
+        else
+            echo "Error during backup for database: $db"
+            # Add the database to the list of databases with errors
+            databases_with_errors+=("$db")
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Skipping backup for ignored database: $db"
+    fi
 done
 
-### Remove files older than 30 days ###
-#for file in "$( /usr/bin/find $BACKUP_DIR -type f -mtime +30 )"
-#do
-#  rm $file
-#done
+# Remove backups older than the specified retention period
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type f -mtime +$BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS -exec rm {} \;
+
+# Send an email with the list of databases that encountered errors
+if [ ${#databases_with_errors[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "Databases with backup errors:" | /usr/sbin/ssmtp -s "$MAIL_SUBJECT_ERRORS" "$ADMIN_EMAIL"
+    printf '%s\n' "${databases_with_errors[@]}" | /usr/sbin/ssmtp -s "$MAIL_SUBJECT_ERRORS" "$ADMIN_EMAIL"
+else
+    echo "All backups completed successfully." | /usr/sbin/ssmtp -s "$MAIL_SUBJECT_SUCCESS" "$ADMIN_EMAIL"
+fi
 
-exit 0
+exit 0
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diff --git a/client.cnf b/client.cnf
index fe3d4df..65efbd9 100644
--- a/client.cnf
+++ b/client.cnf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [client]
-user = backuper
-password = password 
-host = 127.0.0.1
+user=username
+password=password 
+host=localhost
diff --git a/config.cnf b/config.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f656fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Backup settings
+BACKUP_DIR="/opt/backup/sql/"
+BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS=30
+
+# Email settings
+ADMIN_EMAIL="info@example.com"
+MAIL_SUBJECT_SUCCESS="MySQL Backup Success"
+MAIL_SUBJECT_ERRORS="MySQL Backup Errors"
+
+# SMTP settings
+SMTP_HOST=
+SMTP_PORT=
+SMTP_USERNAME=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=
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