diff --git a/mysqltos3.sh b/mysqltos3.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a8a9e6d..f641d30
--- a/mysqltos3.sh
+++ b/mysqltos3.sh
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ S3BUCKET=bucketname
 FILENAME=filename
 DATABASE='--all-databases'
 # the following line prefixes the backups with the defined directory. it must be blank or end with a /
-S3PATH=mysql_backup/
+S3PATH=
 # when running via cron, the PATHs MIGHT be different. If you have a custom/manual MYSQL install, you should set this manually like MYSQLDUMPPATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin/
 MYSQLDUMPPATH=
+S3CMDPATH=~/s3cmd/location/
 #tmp path.
-TMP_PATH=~/
+TMP_PATH=/tmp/
 
 DATESTAMP=$(date +".%m.%d.%Y")
 DAY=$(date +"%d")
 DAYOFWEEK=$(date +"%A")
 
+# Grandfather-father-son rotation scheme: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme#Grandfather-father-son
+ROTATE_DAY=6
+ROTATE_WEEK=4
+ROTATE_MONTH=12
+
 PERIOD=${1-day}
 if [ ${PERIOD} = "auto" ]; then
 	if [ ${DAY} = "01" ]; then
@@ -27,36 +33,51 @@ if [ ${PERIOD} = "auto" ]; then
 	elif [ ${DAYOFWEEK} = "Sunday" ]; then
         	PERIOD=week
 	else
-       		PERIOD=day
+     		PERIOD=day
 	fi	
 fi
 
-echo "Selected period: $PERIOD."
+if [ ${PERIOD} = "month" ]; then
+	ROTATE=${ROTATE_MONTH}
+elif [ ${PERIOD} = "week" ]; then
+	ROTATE=${ROTATE_WEEK}
+else
+	ROTATE=${ROTATE_DAY}
+fi
 
-echo "Starting backing up the database to a file..."
+STARTTIME="$(date +%s%N)"
+
+echo "Rotating ${PERIOD} backups (${ROTATE})."
+
+for num in $(seq $ROTATE -1 1) 
+do
+	if [ ${ROTATE} = ${num} ]; then
+		echo "\tRemoving oldest backup (${ROTATE} ${PERIOD}s ago)..."
+		${S3CMDPATH}s3cmd del --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/${num}/
+		echo "\tOldest backup removed."
+	else
+		echo "\tMoving the backup from past ${num} ${PERIOD}s to $((num+1))"
+		${S3CMDPATH}s3cmd mv --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/${num}/ s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/$((num+1))/
+		${S3CMDPATH}s3cmd del --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/${num}/ 
+		echo "\tPast backup moved."
+	fi
+done
 
+echo "Starting backing up the database to a file..."
 # dump all databases
 ${MYSQLDUMPPATH}mysqldump --quick --user=${MYSQLROOT} --password=${MYSQLPASS} ${DATABASE} > ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}.sql
 
 echo "Done backing up the database to a file."
 echo "Starting compression..."
 
-tar czf ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}${DATESTAMP}.tar.gz ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}.sql
+cd ${TMP_PATH}
+tar cvzf ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}${DATESTAMP}.tar.gz ${FILENAME}.sql
 
 echo "Done compressing the backup file."
 
-# we want at least two backups, two months, two weeks, and two days
-echo "Removing old backup (2 ${PERIOD}s ago)..."
-s3cmd del --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}previous_${PERIOD}/
-echo "Old backup removed."
-
-echo "Moving the backup from past $PERIOD to another folder..."
-s3cmd mv --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/ s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}previous_${PERIOD}/
-echo "Past backup moved."
-
-# upload all databases
+# upload backup (s3cmd supports pre-upload encryption: -e)
 echo "Uploading the new backup..."
-s3cmd put -f ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}${DATESTAMP}.tar.gz s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/
+${S3CMDPATH}s3cmd put -f ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}${DATESTAMP}.tar.gz s3://${S3BUCKET}/${S3PATH}${PERIOD}/1/
 echo "New backup uploaded."
 
 echo "Removing the cache files..."
@@ -65,3 +86,7 @@ rm ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}.sql
 rm ${TMP_PATH}${FILENAME}${DATESTAMP}.tar.gz
 echo "Files removed."
 echo "All done."
+
+ENDTIME="$(($(date +%s%N)-STARTTIME))"
+S="$((ENDTIME/1000000000))"
+printf "Timing: Days:%02d Hours:%02d Minutes:%02d Seconds:%02d.%03d\n" "$((S/86400))" "$((S/3600%24))" "$((S/60%60))" "$((S%60))" "${M}"