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#12801 MS SQL 2008 database, IIS 7: would Admin Tools and Backup work?

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Latest post by nicholas on Thursday, 28 June 2012 02:01 CDT

user63887
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: 2.5
PHP version: 5.0
MySQL version: SQL 2008
Host: windows server 2003
Admin Tools version: 2.2.9

Description of my issue:
Would Admin Tools and Akeeba backup work properly on a new Joomla site, specs as noted ... windows server 2003, and MS SQL 2008, on IIS 7? I am considering whether Joomla with your backup security tools would be workable ... web server environment is what the client has and wants to keep.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Not with MS SQL Server. You can't perform fine grained backup on MS SQL Server. You can only produce a binary dump of the entire database, including millions of useless and potentially harmful session and Finder rows. Admin Tools won't even install on MS SQL Server. Half of what makes Admin Tools Pro great, the .htaccess Maker, is irrelevant in IIS. So,mno,mthis setup is mot supported and I don't think it will be supported in the near future.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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user63887
Hi Nicholas,

Ah .. I suspected that would be the case. But had to ask. Really impressed with both products, so do not want to do a Joomla site without it! Thanks for the speedy reply.
Arina

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
You're welcome!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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