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I generally look through the top 3 rated extensions that will solve a given problem. In this case I looked at Akeeba and the 2nd rated extension. What I found was that Akeeba is fantastic. It is extremely robust.

In one case Akeeba didn't have a feature in the 2nd rated extension. However, when someone asked for it the lead developer gave his reasoning for not having added it in previously. However, by the next release he added it as an option so that advanced users could turn it on yet to keep things simple it was turned off by default.

Even though setting up the backup extension truly was easy and as simple as the click of one button. I automate everything possible and the real gem for me is the Akeeba Remote Control application that is now set up to automatically download my backup to a local machine at the schedule I chose.

I did need support to help with one element of the Remote Control installation. I submitted a ticket on a Friday and to my surprise and delete the issue was resolved and the automated backup was fully functioning by Saturday morning. Thank you Nicholas!

Save yourself the time of researching various backup extensions and just install this one. I'd be shocked if you aren't very satisfied with the results.

Just downloaded, installed and literally clicked ONE button and have a full backup of my whole site.

One download, one look at the documentation, one try and it worked like a charm. Simply a to-good-to-be-true component. Use and enjoy!

Great backup solution. Thank you to the developers!

Although I have a solid backup solution in my WHM panel--this little application is a truly handy addition. Making changes to your site? Do a quick backup of files and MySQL for those times that it just did not work out right... Restore is a breeze.

Although the free version is pretty full featured, I like the Pro package, as it lets me schedule a cron job for the backup--and then automatically port it over to my Amazon AWS S3 cloud. The filtering on non-changing files is pretty granular, and makes for quick essential daily backups of user content something that you will not have to worry about.

Great solution, and very low overhead on your server when running.

I recently moved from one hosting partner to another & Akeeba Backup saved the day. Except some very minor hickups with certain components, every thing went smoothly and I remain indebted to the developers for this tool.

Recommended with my eyes closed.

I have lost track of how many sites i use this on, using it since the days of joomlapack. I got hacked few times, but i always had the backup and it was breeze to get the site back.
This component has made life easy, i trust the component so much that even if there is warning / error, i blame my hosting or site for it. So well maintained, this can never go wrong.

Thanks Nicholas for the wonderful component.

It is great - opensource, free and does what it says it does.
I help managing a website but I don't have direct access to phpMyAdmin and all that stuff - this plugin helped me to make sure I can be safe messing around with the website...

For Dutch users I have uploaded a tutorial for copying a website on a remote server to a local server: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ac2oVQ87F4

Hope you like it.

Keep up the good work and thanks for this wonderful component guys.

Kind regards,

André Niquet

Indeed a 5* package but would love the ability to create a new output dir for the backup files

I cannot believe this tool is FREE. It is so powerful, fast and easy and does exactly what it is supposed to do.
Thank you guys for making this component, its a life saver.

Simple to use, almost idiot-proof. I will give this 5 stars, but a cautious one (Sort of an "A-" ).

I had done several backups of my site, but finally got around to trying a restore of the site on a different domain today. First, I tried restoring locally on my laptop, but couldn't do it.

Eventually, I was successful restoring to a new domain, but with a slight hiccup (read on). I was having problems with the db creation portion of the restore, and read in the manual (yeah, I read the documentation!), that "Akeeba Backup Installer doesn't have adequate permissions to create a new database on most commercial
hosts." Oh well, I thought I'd try it anyway.

I clicked next (on the "DB Restore" page), leaving the db settings as they were presented (taken from the archive) and wanted to see what would happen. Sure enough, I got the dreaded "Could not connect to Database message." Not exactly being an expert in db's, I went to my cpanel and created some new db's and re-entered the new values into the "DB Restore" page. No luck again.

Finally, I went back to my cpanel and deleted the new db settings, and tried the "DB Restore" again with the original, archive settings, and BAM! It worked! Not sure how or why, but it worked.

I logged in, checked out my site, and all is well. Of course, I am going to do several more restores until I understand it better, but it worked.

It'd be nice if the author could chime in on this. I tried registeing on their forum but never got an activation email.

This is just amazing!!!..

It doesn´t get any easier...

This is a great tool, thank you guys...

This is by far the best extension I've seen ever.
Comprehensive documentation
super easy to use
Makes a complicated task to a breeze

I felt like I'm using very professional, well paid extension, but it's FREE.

Akeeba Backup and Admin Tools make quite a fantastic pair. These are incredibly valuable tools. Nicholas raises the bar, I think, for application development, security, documentation, and support. He's pretty fantastically generous toward the Joomla! community, too; a great supporter of open source.

This little piece of software is really unbelievably great! We have used it to migrate sites from several different servers and webhosts to others, with never a problem or glitch. It is incredibly slick, well thought-out, thorough, and easy to use. It's amazing that it's free (of course we sent a donation). Highly recommended.

This is a great extension. Has saved me from my own tinkering. Simple, well thought-out and just plain works.

Hi This is my first review in 2 Years after using Joomla and various extension.....Just one thing if you need site cloner or site backup This software is the first choice with 5 stars. Works great and is Lightning Fast....*****

This is just the best way to backup your joomla site. We run it with the remote control Windows application. Everynight, the Windows app triggers a backup on our sites and downloads the backup files to our local network. To restore a backup, all I have to do is upload the files and the kickstart script to my hosting account and run it. The script changes path information and prompts for database information to get me back up and running. Plus all the files and folders retain their correct permissions. And this is all in the free version!

We upgraded to the professional version because you can include databases and folders/files outside of Joomla as part of the backup. Plus you have more options for excluding items from the backup.

Akeeba just works. Its the best way to backup/restore or move/copy your Joomla site.

Simply fantastic. Thank you very much for this very useful extension