Akeeba Backup 3.4.3

Akeeba Backup 3.4.3 just released.

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Akeeba Backup 3.4.3, a bugfix release.

Akeeba Backup 3.4.3 addresses some medium priority issues:

• Using Akeeba Backup on PHP 5.4.0 causes a Fatal error. Please note that PHP 5.4 compatibility is currently considered an experimental feature.
• The Box.net integration would copy the backup archive to the administrator directory and not delete it. Professional subscribers using the box.net integration are kindly requested to check their administrator directory for the existence of leftover backup archives due to this bug and remove them.
• Regression: using the email after front-end backup causes a backup failure under Joomla! 2.5. This happens due to the incorrect use of the JMail API under Joomla! 2.5.
• No emails after front-end backup sent under Joomla! 2.5. This is due to an error which causes the backup to crash.

IMPORTANT UPDATE NOTES FOR PROFESSIONAL SUBSCRIBERS:

DO NOT USE JOOMLA! 1.6/1.7/2.5's EXTENSION UPDATE TO UPGRADE AKEEBA BACKUP. The Joomla! extensions update was never designed to update component which need to supply authentication credentials to the download server. We have applied a workaround, but it's still in experimental stage and may not work properly. At best, you'll just get an error message. At worst, you will not be able to access the Manage Extensions page, in which case you'll have to remove the plugins/system/plg_srp directory. Please use Live Update from Akeeba Backup's Control Panel page or install the 3.4.1 package through Manage Extensions without uninstalling the previous version, i.e. exactly as per our documentation instructions.

Getting Akeeba Backup and receiving support

As always, you can download the free version, Akeeba Backup Core, from our Downloads page without any charge. If you are a Professional subscriber you can download the Akeeba Backup Professional release from the same page; just make sure you are logged in before visiting the download page. Alternatively, you can use the integrated Live Update feature of our software to update it automatically on supported server environments.

Since July 7th, 2011, support is provided only to subscribers. We have created a cheap (7.79€) subscription, MINISUPPORT, which gives you access to our Support Ticket System for eight days, with the same priority as all subscribers to any subscription level. If you already have an active AKEEBAPRO subscription you already have access to the support ticket system; you don’t need to buy an extra subscription. Moreover, if you have an active AKEEBADELUXE or SUPPORT subscription, you can get top priority, confidential support by selecting the Private ticket visibility option when creating a new ticket.

Do you want the best backup solution for Joomla! without spending a fortune? Akeeba Backup Professional can do that, with a flat cost of 40 Euros – or just 30, if you bought an ATPRO subscription the last three moths. An AKEEBAPRO subscription allows you to use the component on as many sites as you want, for as long as you want (even after your subscription expires) and receive updates and support for a whole year. For the price of a dinner for two you can get the best backup solution all your Joomla! 1.5, 1.7 and 2.5 sites. Go Professional today!

Supported versions

Our support policy is to provide support only to the latest published stable release of Akeeba Backup, as well as to the latest published preview (alpha, beta or release candidate) release, if one is available.

Moreover, we only support the Joomla! versions officially supported by the Joomla! project. Due to the plethora of active Joomla! versions, we have consolidated the support terms for different Akeeba Backup and Joomla! version combinations in the table below: 

* Only the latest Akeeba Backup 3.4.x release is supported.

** If a new Akeeba Backup series (i.e. 3.5) is released before August 2013, Akeeba Backup 3.4.x will cease being supported, per our support policy stated above.

*** Future versions of our software may stop supporting Joomla! 1.5. Joomla! 1.5 users who are using the latest published release version of Akeeba Backup 3.4.x will be released until August 1st. After that date, we will cease all support for Joomla! 1.5.

Please note that Akeeba Backup 3.3.x requires PHP 5.2.7 or later to work. If you have an earlier version of PHP, please ask your host to upgrade it immediately. PHP 4, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 are end-of-life products, abandoned over a year ago by their developers, containing known security vulnerabilities. If you are stuck on a host using PHP 5.1.6 up to and including PHP 5.2.6, you can use the (unsupported) Akeeba Backup 3.2.7 release to back your site up in order to move it to a host with up-to-date software. Likewise, if you have a Joomla! 1.6-based site, please use Akeeba Backup 3.2.7 to back it up and upgrade to Joomla! 2.5 as soon as possible, for security reasons.

Changelog

Bug fixes

• Call time pass by reference removed in PHP 5.4.0, causing a fatal error when using Akeeba Backup on PHP 5.4
• The Box.net integration would copy the backup archive to the administrator directory and not delete it
• Regression: using the email after front-end backup causes a backup failure under Joomla! 2.5
• No emails after front-end backup sent under Joomla! 2.5