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: (2.5.2)
PHP version: (5.3.10)
MySQL version: (5.1.56)
Host: HostGator
Akeeba Backup version: 3.4.0 (trying to upgrade through joomla to 3.4.1
Description of my issue:
when trying to upgrade using the joomla update tool I get this error:
Unknown Archive type
Update path does not exist
JInstaller: :Install: Cannot find Joomla XML setup file
Unable to detect manifest file
Updating COM_INSTALLER_TYPE_TYPE_ was successful.
see screenshot
Using the installer works just fine.