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Hello,

Global Configuration is handled directly by Joomla, which is going to write those changes inside the configuration.php file. Since you can't save any change, it means that the file is not writable due to an issue with permissions at server level.

You should report this issue to your host, since there's nothing that we (you and us) can do. As a temporary fix you can try to enable the FTP Layer inside Joomla configuration, but I'm not 100% if that will solve your issue.

I'm pretty sure this is a permission issue, but let me connect to your site so I can confirm my hunch

I have made this ticket private so that only you and me can see the information posted here.

Please provide me with the following information:

1. The URL to your site's administrator login page
2. Super User username and password
3. FTP connection information

Please allow up to one business day (GMT+2 timezone) for me to log in to your site and debug this issue. When I'm done I will post back. Once the issue is fixed, you can revoke my access e.g. by changing the Super Administrator and FTP passwords.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
In order for me to help you fast and accurately, please provide the information by copying the form below, paste it into your reply and fill in the information:

----- Access Information Form -- START -----
Super Administrator access

• URL to site's administrator page (e.g. http://www.example.com/administrator?foobar):
• Super User username:
• Super User password:

FTP connection information

• FTP methods supported (e.g. FTP, FTPS, SFTP):
• FTP Hostname:
• FTP Username:
• FTP Password:
• FTP Port (if other than 21 for FTP and 22 for SFTP, ask your host):

----- Access Information Form -- END -----

Please make sure that you have tested the Super Administrator connection using a different browser or machine than the one you are using daily. Double check that logging in is possible and that the user has Super User privileges, i.e. it's not a regular Administrator. Make sure that your site does not block whole countries or IP ranges which would make it impossible for me to log in / connect by FTP. Finally, please do make sure that the FTP connection works and that logging in to it I have access to your site's files.

Kindly note that your site connection information and your site content is handled in strict confidence. Not only we are a reputable development company, we are also bound by law (EU GDPR) to do so. After you file your reply, the connection information to your site will be stored in an encrypted, hidden storage area on our site and will be automatically deleted when this ticket is closed. Finally keep in mind that the people providing support to you are the same developers who wrote the software you're using on your site.

Hello,

I just connected to your site and everything seems to be working fine (except saving the parameters): when I change an option, in the request there's the new value passed. If I manually change a value in the configuration.php file, it's displayed inside the Global Configuration page.

This is something that is not related to Akeeba Backup since everything is handled directly by Joomla itself, most likely this is related to your permissions setup or there's another plugin intercepting the request.