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"JoomlaCloner" - backup and restore			component
Rating 104 votes	Developer:	JoomlaPlug.com	Version:	2.1 (Updated 22 days ago)
	E-mail:	This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it	Compatibility:
	Views:	189,375	License:	Other
	Favoured:	90	Type:	Commercial.
			Date Added:	Apr 23, 2006

JoomlaCloner is a backup and restore component designed for Joomla!
By it's name, the purpose is to give users possibility to clone their Joomla installation and move it over the internet on any location!

The follower, XCloner 2.0 is the new upgrade for JoomlaCloner, and it's a standalone and Joomla 1.5 native component!

Frontend Features:

- Share custom backups with your users
- Users have the possibility to automatically transfer the custom clone to their host by using a simple ftp form
- Users can automatically restore the transferred clone by using the provided restore script we provide and which we transfer automatically among with the clone

Backend Features:

- Create full or partial backups based on your input
- Create ZIP or TAR backups based on your configuration input
- Possibility to create incremental backups, so you avoid the time limit problems on php script executions
- Possibility to exclude components, modules, mambots from your generated clone
- Possibility to exclude directory and files from the backup, manually or through cron settings(AJAX powered)
- Create backups based on a cron task, created backups can be stored on the local server, remotely through ftp or emailed to a custom email account
- Possibility to run multiple cronjobs, based on different configuration files
- Ability to manage existing backups, rename/delete/move, publish to user frontend for sharing
- Possibility to clone any backup to another location, it can be done automatically by using the server ftp function or manually
- Configuration area lets you choose on how to generate backups based on your server possibilities
- You can choose to create backups by using only PHP, or by also using some server utilities to speed things up

Restore Features:

- The generated clone of JoomlaCloner can be restored on a totally different server, with new server and mysql details
- Restore both ZIP or TAR archives
- Restore script is independent from the main component and Joomla and can be run on any host
- Full restore of a clone made with JoomlaCloner
- Ability to restore the original files and directories permissions
- Automatic re-write of the new host settings to the configuration file
- Ability to import the clone using either a ftp simulated sessions, or direct restore through php
- Possibility to exclude database from importing
- Ability to restore multiple clones to different locations, and also restore multiple database backups from the same clone

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User Reviews (98)

Fantastic tool ! by jmeyer74, October 13, 2007

1 of 1 people find this review helpful:

Definitively a must have !...
JoomlaPlug Cloner offers a smooth and user-friendly interface to backup your whole site (flat files and databases) in a few clicks and to restore it at any moment.
The resulting image can even be restored to another place (local or remote website) and the clone is immediatly up and running without any manual customization.
Since I have bought JoomlaPlug Cloner, I saved a lot of time and do not have to worry about data loss.
Great job, Ovidius.

Simply the best - no doubt about it... by Zobbster, September 13, 2007

1 of 1 people find this review helpful:

It's simple: If you run a serious Joomla based site, you need a serious Joomla backup. This is the *only* backup solution which covers just that.

When I ran into issues whilst using this component all it took was an email to it's support team, who responded with such speed and efficiency that they sorted the problems (which at the time were seemingly impossible) and offered support above and beyond their product.

I have used every single backup product available so far but this is the only one I will recommend to every Joomla user.

Cloning the Joomla! World. by southern, September 11, 2007

1 of 1 people find this review helpful:

We have just finished out first use of the JoomlaCloner. I know most people have probably tried it for making a backup and restore for their site or something along those lines. What we did was create a backup of our website, on the server where it was being hosted. Then we got ourselves a better, faster, more space host and used the clone function to move the entire site, database, etc. to the new host and server.

We actually did this a couple of times, trying out different functions, such as the manual restore, then delete the site and use the clone function, etc., and it worked like a charm.

Though we would like to see better documentation for this item, as that is the only shortfall that we have found, there is some information on the forums that will help. We are looking at expanding the documentation that has already been created and hopefully and make it even easier to use.

Our non-profit is very please with the extension, compared to any other that we have used. Its wonderful to know that we can now move our site from one server to another or even from one host to another without have to rebuild the site from scratch.

The support provided from the site is next to none. They truly do care about helping you work with their product. It was even nice to have them check into whether our site showed up when using the url's with www. and without, since we could not access the site unless we included the www. here locally, until the dns caches and servers refreshed themselves after the transfer/clone.

These guys are on top of their game. Looking forward to see what else these guys come up with.

awkward by laurel, September 3, 2007

1 of 2 people find this review helpful:

awkward and doesn't work well. finally did get it working several months and upgrades after i first bought it. too bad it doesn't meet the simplicity and quality standards of the free component, JoomlaPack.

Good, but the requirements by juergentraum, August 27, 2007

Very good, easy to do component..
but the system-requirements are terrible

Safe Mode off (hm.. I have turned it ON - is safer)
Open-Basedir: no value (not good)
for zip/tar server utilities you need to allow the exec()-function

Wonderful component! by sukanya, August 16, 2007

1 of 1 people find this review helpful:

This component is amazing. I use it all the time for a number of my sites. Initially I had some queries that Ovidu answered in a jiffy! Now I am able to use this to my full satisfaction. Thanks a lot for this wonderful component and Ovidu for his unbelievably prompt support.

This is a must! by Dumbo, August 15, 2007

1 of 1 people find this review helpful:

After spending 48 hours losing hair that I could not afford to lose using free software... I found this.

If you want to backup your site... and have the freedom of moving it to anywhere... and have instant support... this is the best out there.

Pay for it, you get what you pay for... the service is excellent. If in doubt, just ask them.

Ovidiu - Man or Machine? by crabs, July 19, 2007