Akeeba Backup

When you subscribe to Akeeba Backup PRO you will receive a Download ID.

Enter this when prompted OR select OPTIONS from the top-right of the Akeeba Backup dashboard to see the relevant field.

Select the CONFIGURATION button from the Akeeba Backup dashboard to hide the One-click backup button from the dashboard.

Select the CONFIGURATION button from the Akeeba Backup dashboard to change the destination of Backup archives (recommended).

Recommended

Create a folder in the HOME directory outside of the PUBLIC_HTML (if cPanel) or HTTPDOCS (if Plesk) folder.

Purpose: to temporarily store Backup archives prior to download from the server.

Reason

Whilst the default destination folder is protected by an HTACCESS file, this does not provide a 100% guarantee that your Backup archives will be safe if your website is hacked.

Select the CONFIGURATION button from the Akeeba Backup dashboard to review and change the number of Backup Archives to be stored at the destination (recommended).

The default setting = 3.

If left unchanged then when the fourth Backup Archive is created the oldest previous Backup Archive will automatically be deleted.

By default Akeeba Backup is configured to enable Administrators as well as Super Users to create and manage Backup archives.

But if you want to restrict access to only the Super User, you can.

Select the OPTIONS button from the top right of the Akeeba Backup dashboard.

And toggle the Administrator user permissions - see image.

These two System Plugins are NOT enabled by default:

• Action Log - Akeeba Backup.
• System - Backup on update.

We recommend you enable them, either in the Extensions > Manage > Manage screen or the Extensions > Plugins screen.

Note

The Backup on update Plugin is very useful.

Once enabled it will create a Backup archive prior to running the Joomla! Update routine when you select the Joomla! CMS Update button at the top of your website's dashboard.

Be aware of two important things when using the Manage Backups screen.

1) If you use the DELETE FILES button then only the Backup archive will be removed.

To remove both the Backup archive and the database entry, select the DELETE button.

2) If you DOWNLOAD a Backup archive using the green button provided in the Manage Backups screen then you should know that the Backup archive may be corrupted by your web browser whilst being downloaded.

To be sure that a Backup archive will not be corrupted, download it using an FTP Client.

Read more: How to download Backup archives using an FTP Client.