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#13338 1.5 Joomla- 3.4.3 Backup say Update needed?

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 11:40 CDT

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:10 CDT

Chacapamac
Joomla! version: (1.5.26)
Akeeba Backup version: (3.4.3)


3.4.3 Backup ask to update on 1.5.26 — As 3.4.3 is the last 1.5 versions, I guess the update can bring problems.
How can I turn that warning off?

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:02 CDT

nicholas
Why do older versions report there's an update available even if it's not supported? This has to do with the Live Update system in use by our software. Older versions of Live Update were not aware of Joomla! version compatibility of available versions of our components, therefore they would report any available newer version as an update you have to install. Changing that required a major change in Live Update and our update server. The change made it in Akeeba Backup 3.5.0 and our other components released after that date. Unfortunately older versions' Live Update code cannot be updated for obvious objective reasons. Releasing updates for older Joomla! versions is also not an option, as it would cause several issues on Joomla! 2.5 sites. Therefore you just have to make sure that you have the latest available release designed for your Joomla! version, as per our Version Compatibility page at https://www.akeebabackup.com/compatibility.html and ignore Live Update's prompts for updating Akeeba Backup.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:23 CDT

Chacapamac
I see, Thanks Nicholas.
Do you have any way to “hack” that out , like that an administrator cannot, by mistake do an update that ca cause problems.

I have many 1.5 site that will stay 1.5 for few years and I like to insure that the owners/administrator don’t make any mistakes.

3,4,3 is the last 1.5 version - right?

Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:29 CDT

nicholas
Yes, 3.4.3 is the last Joomla! 1.5 version. You can edit the administrator/components/com_akeeba/views/cpanel/tmpl/default.php, find the line which looks like this 
<?php echo LiveUpdate::getIcon(); ?>
and remove it. Moreover, uninstall the Akeeba Backup Update Notification plugin so that nobody feels the urge to do something stupid :)

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!

Wednesday, 22 August 2012 08:12 CDT

Chacapamac
Thanks

Wednesday, 22 August 2012 11:40 CDT

nicholas
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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