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#38763 I can't use akeeba backup

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Environment Information

PHP version
7.4.33
CMS Type
Joomla!
CMS Version
3
Backup Tool Version
8.2
Kickstart version
Akeeba backup pro 8.2

Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 08:23 CDT

francesco21

Good evening, I bought your akeeba backup pro program for €61.00.

1 on the image I sent you, is it normal for a joomla site to make me a backup of only 2.3MB?

2 I tried with your kickstart pro to restore the site to put it from remote to local without success.

said that how can I do? Thanks.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

Hi!

A backup of 2.3 MiB is too small. Typically, I would expect something at least 10 times bigger.

To understand what is going on I would really like to see the backup log file. Please download the backup log file, put it in a ZIP file, and attach the ZIP file to your next reply.

Thank you in advance!

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!

francesco21

I think this is the log file.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

Nothing was attached.

Let's try to do this the easier way.

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.

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!

francesco21

Edit by nicholas: removed connection information

you don't delete the whole site😔.Thans.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

You had set your site's logs folder (in the Global Configuration) to be your site's root.

Since the logs folder is automatically excluded, Akeeba Backup would not back up any files on your site.

I have set up the logs folder to your site's administrator/logs directory (namely /web/htdocs/www.pneumologiallevi.com/home/administrator/logs).

The backup now runs correctly and is 270MiB big.

The backup, as it is right now, probably contains a lot of "junk". For example, I see that administrator/components/com_easyjoomlabackup/backups contains an 123.3MiB file which you are unlikely to need anymore.

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!

francesco21

thanks!!!!!!!🙏

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

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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