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Hello,

I am on Siteground hosting i would like to know what is the best practise for the backup folder where you put it ?

Thanks.

There is no one right answer. Your backup archives are a security risk in themselves. They contain the database passwords, possibly FTP passwords, lots of sensitive information you would not want falling into the wrong hands.

There are two disadvantages to the default location. First, it is a known location. It is pretty well protected but knowing where to look is a great advantage for a hacker. I'm dangerous, I know a lot about Joomla! and a lot about Akeeba Backup. I would not be able to bypass the .htaccess file in the default output folder. Second, if you uninstall Akeeba Backup, the default output folder is removed, along with any stored backups. The advantages are it is easy and works on all hosts.

If you move your backups to a location above the public_html folder, perhaps in a Backups folder there, you make it MUCH harder to access the stored backups and they are safe from being deleted if you uninstall Akeeba Backup. I do not use Siteground but I'm pretty sure they allow this. Those are the reasons that we recommend not using the default folder. But it works just fine either way.

OK i understand, thank you.

You are welcome!

Hello, for more informations witch attributes for the folder i have choose 700 ?

Thanks.

That depends on the file ownership. If it works at all, then 700 is fine. If it does not work, it will not be subtle, the file just will not go there. If you are really paranoid, copy the .htaccess file out of the standard output folder into your new one. It prevents access from anywhere except your local server. It overrides the file ownership settings at the server level.

OK thanks i have set 700 and the htaccess :-)

You are welcome!

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