This document summarizes the advanced features of the Akeeba Backup plugin for Joomla. It discusses backup strategies like database-only or files-only backups. It also covers incremental file backups, encrypted archives, and backup to cloud storage. Advanced functions like importing backups, re-uploading files, and site transfers directly from one server to another or via intermediate servers are presented. The document concludes with bonuses like a very simple site transfer method using Kickstart and Amazon S3 cloud storage.

1. ADVANCED AKEEBA BACKUP
Beyond just backing up your site

2. THE SIMPLE STUFF

3. Backup here, restore
anywhere
Se rver A
Ser ver B

4. Danger, Will Robinson!
Don’t restore a site on top of another site based on a
different Joomla! series, e.g. 2.5 on top of 1.7 or 1.5
on top of 2.5.
For Joomla! 1.6 and later, don’t restore a site on top of
another site, period. E.g. don’t restore a Joomla! 2.5.6
site on top of Joomla! 2.5.4.

5. ADVANCED BACKUP
STRATEGIES

6. Database only
Frequently changing
tables (e.g. orders)
Use the Database Table
Exclusion filter
Manual restoration only

7. Files only
Important files (e.g.
configuration files)
Use the Files and
Folders Exclusion filters
Restore using Kickstart
or manually

8. Incremental files-only
Frequently added files
(e.g. media files)
Based on modification
date and time
Use with files only
backups and quotas for
easier restoration
Tip: use the date
conditional filter

9. Advanced Site Transfers
Apply selective updates
to your site
Requires a lot of
planning
More info: http://is.gd/
ABAST

10. Encrypted archives (JPS)
The content is encrypted
with AES-128
Protects data when
transferred over FTP or
HTTP
Requires server support
(mcrypt with Rijndael) in
source and destination
server

11. Backup to the “cloud”
Automatically store
backups on Dropbox,
Amazon S3 etc
Amazon S3 enjoys
special privileges. You’ll
see what I mean!

12. PROFESSIONAL TOOLS

13. Import Archives
Detects existing archives and imports them to the
default backup profile (#1)
Useful after restoring a site to a previous version...
and for many other uses!

14. Import from S3
Like import archive, works with archives stored in
Amazon S3
Archives needn’t be backups of the current site.

15. Re-upload Files
Uploads archives to cloud storage services (S3, Dropbox, ...)
Originally designed to work around failed transfers
Can be used to upload any existing archive with a little effort

16. Integrated Restoration
Restoring a backup archive to the same server
...or any other server on the Internet, via FTP!

17. Site Transfer Wizard
Similar to integrated restoration using FTP, but much easier to
use
Supports FTP, FTPS, SFTP
Some servers don’t allow a full transfer

18. MOVE YOUR SITE LIKE A
BOSS

19. Magic Transfer #1
Backup Site A to Site B using the “Upload to remote
FTP server”
Upload and run Kickstart on Site B
Thus you get to transfer Site A to Site B without
downloading anything locally!

20. Magic Transfer #2
Backup Site A to Amazon S3
Import archive from S3 to Site B
Use integrated restoration to extract the archive to Site
C
Thus transferring Site A to Site C using an
intermediate site (Site B)

21. Magic Transfer #3
Backup Site A to Amazon S3
Import from S3 to Site B
Modify default profile (#1) to upload to Site C via FTP
“Reupload” the imported archive to Site C
Upload and run Kickstart to Site C
Thus transferring Site A to Site C using an
intermediate site (Site B)

22. BONUS! The very simple
way
Attention: You’ll need Kickstart Professional
Backup Site A to Amazon S3
Upload Kickstart Professional to Site B
Let Kickstart download the archive from S3 to Site B
The rest is the typical restoration workflow

23. IMPORT FROM S3 TO KICKSTART
The Easiest Site Transfer Method

24. QUESTIONS?

25. Grab this!
Download this presentation from http://
akeeba.info/abjd12pl

26. THE END