bash: #!/bin/bash

# Current Date
l_date=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)

# Path to Drop Box Files
drop_path ='/home/Dropbox-Uploader'

# My Hostname
host=$(hostname)

# Path to where to store the backup files
path='/home/backup'

# Email Address where to email Archive
email='tom@acme.com'

# TAR / GZ files and store list of files in $backup_files
backup_files=$(tar -cvzf $path/$host_${l_date}.tar.gz  /var/www/html/api/src /var/www/html/api/public)

# Email copy of Archive to email
echo "$backup_files" | mail -s "Latest Backup of $host" $email -A $path/$host_${l_date}.tar.gz

# Upload copy of Archive to Dropbox Folder
$drop_path/dropbox_uploader.sh upload $path/$host_${l_date}.tar.gz $host_${l_date}.tar.gz