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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#database settings
+db_host=127.0.0.1
+db_port=5432
+
+#move to script directory so all relative paths work
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+#includes
+. ../config.sh
+
+#set the database password
+export PGPASSWORD=$database_password
+
+#set the date
+now=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+#make sure the backup directory exists
+mkdir -p /var/backups/fusionpbx/postgresql
+
+#backup the database
+pg_dump --verbose -Fc --host=$db_host --port=$db_port -U fusionpbx fusionpbx --schema=public -f /var/backups/fusionpbx/postgresql/fusionpbx_pgsql_$now.sql
+
+#empty the fusionpbx database
+sudo -u postgres psql -d fusionpbx -c "drop schema public cascade;";
+sudo -u postgres psql -d fusionpbx -c "create schema public;";