diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index 402d6cd..4d265a9 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -315,6 +315,42 @@ printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] ${yellow}%s${cyan} imported --${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" "$configDetails" >> "$logFile"
 
 
+### dump sql databases
+printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] Dumping SQL databases --${norm}\n" \
+    "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
+# create temporary directory to dump files before borg backup
+if ! sqlDumpDir=$( mktemp -d 2>"$logFile"); then
+    exitError 111 "Could not create temporary directory to dump SQL files"
+fi
+printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] SQL dump files will be temporarily stored in:" \
+    "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
+printf "\n${yellow}%s/${cyan} --${norm}\n" "$sqlDumpDir" >> "$logFile"
+# create unique names for database dump files
+sqlDump_ccnet="backup-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_${ccnetDB_name}.sql"
+sqlDump_seafile="backup-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_${seafileDB_name}.sql"
+sqlDump_seahub="backup-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_${seahubDB_name}.sql"
+## dump databases
+# dump CCNET-DB
+if ! mysqldump -h"${sqlServer}" -u"${sqlUser}" -p"${sqlPass}" \
+    --opt ccnet-db > "${sqlDumpDir}/${sqlDump_ccnet}" 2>> "$logFile"; then
+        exitError 115 "Could not dump ${ccnetDB_name} database"
+fi
+# dump SEAFILE-DB
+if ! mysqldump -h"${sqlServer}" -u"${sqlUser}" -p"${sqlPass}" \
+    --opt ccnet-db > "${sqlDumpDir}/${sqlDump_seafile}" 2>> "$logFile"; then
+        exitError 116 "Could not dump ${seafileDB_name} database"
+fi
+# dump CCNET-DB
+if ! mysqldump -h"${sqlServer}" -u"${sqlUser}" -p"${sqlPass}" \
+    --opt ccnet-db > "${sqlDumpDir}/${sqlDump_seahub}" 2>> "$logFile"; then
+        exitError 117 "Could not dump ${seahubDB_name} database"
+fi
+printf "${ok}[%s] -- [SUCCESS] SQL databases dumped successfully --${norm}\n" \
+    "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
+
+
+
+
 
 exit 0
 
@@ -325,4 +361,8 @@ exit 0
 # 100: could not start seafile service
 # 101: could not start seahub service
 # 102: could not stop seafile service
-# 103: could not stop seahub service
\ No newline at end of file
+# 103: could not stop seahub service
+# 111: could not create tmp dir for SQL dump files
+# 115: could not dump CCNET-DB
+# 116: could not dump SEAFILE-DB
+# 117: could not dump SEAHUB-DB
\ No newline at end of file