12 September 2011 Last updated on 16 January 2012

Akeeba Backup 3.3.5 just released

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Akeeba Backup 3.3.5, a maintenance release. This release addresses minor issues which were affecting all previous release, up to and including 3.3.4.

This version introduces big modifications in Akeeba Backup Core, the free of charge version of our software. This version was primarily designed as a simple to use, free for all version of our backup component. Over time, more advanced features had creeped in it, making it more complex and difficult for the not-so-advanced users to understand and use. The multitude of configuration options and advanced features like automatic update emails, System Restore Points and the Site Transfer Wizard really don't belong to this version. On top of that, they sometimes require our support for users to understand how they really work and fully enjoy them, something we can not provide for the free version's users. In this version such features have been removed, leading to a greatly simpler experience. Essentially, you need to install, click on Configuration Wizard once and then, each time you need a backup, click on Backup Now. Please note that automating your backups through the front-end backup feature, webcron.org and Remote CLI is still fully supported in the Akeeba Backup Core version.

The features which are no longer available in the Core version are, of course, still provided in Akeeba Backup Professional whose purpose is to provide expert users with exrtemely powerful tools which make backing up, restoring and transferring their sites easier – at the expense of some a little more configuration and experience required to do so.

Please note that since Akeeba Backup 3.3.4 we are no longer officially supporting Joomla! 1.6. Joomla! 1.6 reached end-of-life in mid-August this year. If you have a site running on Joomla! 1.6 you are urged to upgrade to Joomla! 1.7. Akeeba Backup should still work on Joomla! 1.6, but any issues specific to Joomla! 1.6 will not be fixed.

As always, you can download the free version, Akeeba Backup Core, from our Downloads page without any charge. If you are a Professional subscriber you can download the Akeeba Backup Professional release from the same page; just make sure you are logged in before visiting the download page. Alternatively, you can use the integrated Live Update feature of our software to update it automatically on supported server environments.

Since July 7th, 2011, support is provided only to subscribers. We have created a cheap (7.79€) subscription, FORUMACCESS, which gives you access to our Support Forum for eight days, with the same priority as all subscribers to any subscription level. If you are an AKEEBADELUXE or SUPPORT subscriber, you can get top priority, confidential support through our Private Ticket support system.

Do you want the best backup solution for Joomla! without spending a fortune? Akeeba Backup Professional can do that, with a flat cost of 40 Euros – or just 30, if you bought an ATPRO subscription the last three moths. An AKEEBAPRO subscription allows you to use the component on as many sites as you want, for as long as you want (even after your subscription expires) and receive updates and support for a whole year. For the price of a dinner for two you can get the best backup solution all your Joomla! 1.5 and 1.7 sites. Go Professional today!

Changelog

Added features

  • Showing backup record ID in Administer Backup Files page
  • The Akeeba Backup admin icon now inlines itself to the Joomla! control panel's Quick Icons module
  • Display the CHANGELOG inside the component's Control Panel page

Removed features from Akeeba Backup Core

  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: Update notification emails
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: System Restore Points
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: Site Transfer Wizard
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: All archiver engines except JPA and ZIP
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: Most log level options
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: Date conditional filter
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: All quota settings except the basic ones (obsolete count, size, count)
  • Akeeba Backup Core feature moved to Professional: Fine tuning settings except min/max execution time and runtime bias

Bug fixes

  • Regression: Count quotas would remove the latest, not the oldest, backup files
  • Installing Akeeba Backup would remove the menu item link for Akeeba Subscriptions
  • Akeeba Backup notification module: "Enable warnings" had no effect
  • Use of AKEEBAPRO instead of AKEEBA_PRO in administrator/components/com_akeeba/views/backup/tmpl/default.php (fixed by doorknob)
  • Untranslated string JGLOBAL_BATCH_COPY (this lang string was replaced in Joomla! 1.7)
  • Would not show development version updates
  • GMT timezone used for the backup time stamp in Joomla! 1.7 instead of the user's timezone.
  • ABI: It would leave behind akeeba_connection_test.png in the site's root, created by Akeeba Backup's Site Transfer Wizard
  • Notice thrown by the native dump engine (cosmetic issue)