diff --git a/mysqltos3.sh b/mysqltos3.sh
index 9b205a6..682b6a1 100644
--- a/mysqltos3.sh
+++ b/mysqltos3.sh
@@ -10,28 +10,39 @@ S3BUCKET=my-db-backup-bucket
 # 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=
 
+PERIOD=${1-day}
+
+echo "Selected period: $PERIOD."
+
+echo "Starting backing up the database to a file..."
+
 # dump all databases
 ${MYSQLDUMPPATH}mysqldump --quick --user=${MYSQLROOT} --password=${MYSQLPASS} --single-transaction --all-databases > ~/all-databases.sql
 
-if [ $1 != month ]
-then
-	if [ $1 != week ]
-	then
-		PERIOD=day
-	else
-		PERIOD=week
-		
-	fi
-else
-	PERIOD=month
-fi
+echo "Done backing up the database to a file."
+eco "Starting compression..."
+
+tar czf ~/all-databases.tar.gz ~/all-databases.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}/previous_${PERIOD}/
+echo "Old backup removed."
+
+echo "Moving the backup from past $PERIOD to another folder..."
 s3cmd mv --recursive s3://${S3BUCKET}/${PERIOD}/ s3://${S3BUCKET}/previous_${PERIOD}/
+echo "Past backup moved."
 
 # upload all databases
-s3cmd put -f ~/all-databases.sql s3://${S3BUCKET}/${PERIOD}/
+echo "Uploading the new backup..."
+s3cmd put --encrypt -f ~/all-databases.tar.gz s3://${S3BUCKET}/${PERIOD}/
+echo "New backup uploaded."
 
+echo "Removing the cache files..."
 # remove databases dump
-rm ~/all-databases.sql
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+rm ~/all-databases.sql
+rm ~/all-databases.tar.gz
+echo "Files removed."
+echo "All done."
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