This is the current backup script used on all the web servers.
(Last updated 26 May, 2016)

#!/bin/bash
# srv.sh
# Backup of files to offsite server
# Jason Bickley, Senior Web Manager, WindEurope
# 26 MAY 2016

#==== RECEIVE VARIABLES FROM COMMAND LINE ====#
FREQ=$1
SERVER=$2
EXCLUDE="--exclude-from=/root/backup/excludelist"
OPTION=$3
DEST=backup.ewea.org
DATE=$(date +"%Y%m%d %T")
LOG=/var/log/backupSRV_log

#==== SET TIMESTAMP =============#
touch /root/.timestamp /etc/.timestamp /var/.timestamp

#==== DAILY BACKUP OF SERVER ====#
rsync -avzhe "ssh -p 10022 -i /root/.ssh/"$SERVER"_prv_key" $EXCLUDE $OPTION / root@$DEST:/backups/$FREQ/$SERVER/

#=== CONFIRM SUCCESS IN LOG FILE ====#
echo $DATE Backup successful! $DEST:/backups/$FREQ/$SERVER/ >> $LOG

To use it, you just have to run: srv.sh {freq} {servername} {option}
For example:

cd /root/Scripts/backup/
./srv.sh daily web1 --delete

Contents of /root/backup/excludelist


/bin
/boot
/cgroup
/db
/dev
/lib
/lib64
/lost+found
/media
/mnt
/opt
/proc
/run
/sbin
/selinux
/srv
/sys
/tmp
/usr
/var/cache
/var/db
/var/empty
/var/ftp
/var/games
/var/gandi
/var/local
/var/lock
/var/lost+found
/var/mail
/var/nis
/var/opt
/var/lib/php/session
/var/preserve
/var/run
/var/tmp
/var/www/html/sites/events
/var/www/html/sites/globalwindday.org
/var/www/html/sites/solutionwind.com
/var/www/html/sites/stats.ewea.org
/var/www/html/sites/testing.ewea.org
/var/www/html/sites/www.ewea.org
/var/www/html/sites/www.ewea.org/fileadmin/videos/health-and-safety
/var/yp