Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No
Have I searched the tickets before posting? yes, similar issue here -
https://www.akeebabackup.com/support/akeeba-backup-3x/12390-cant-open-akeeba-backup-or-extension-manager-are-update.html
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? No
Joomla! version: 2.5.4
PHP version: 5.2.17
MySQL version: 5.5.21-55
Host: hostgator
Akeeba Backup version: 3.5 pro
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Description of my issue:
Saw a similar ticket to this problem and tried the solution, but still can't get access to the backup component. I get this error:
The website encountered an error while retrieving http://www.mydomain.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_akeeba. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
I have akeeba backup pro, just updated it to 3.5, reinstalled it several times. The site is 2.5.4. I can access other components, like Admin Tools, JCE, etc. so it's not a server issue.
The restore points plugin is disabled. I just backed up the site with the 3.4 version before updating it to 3.5 so it was working then.
Tmp directory is writable.
I tried a manual install from the tmp directory. It said it installed successfully, but I still get the same error.