Akeeba Backup for Joomla!

#28866 Kickstart.php downloads as a text flie

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Latest post by Mayday on Tuesday, 12 December 2017 05:44 CST

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 05:23 CST

Mayday

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Description of my issue:

Hello,

Why does kickstart.php always download as a txt file from Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/s/r3q7vs7h6yktqt0/Screenshot%202017-12-12%2011.21.46.png?dl=0

Thanks

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 05:32 CST

tampe125

Hello,

that's because PHP files are textual files. Please note that such file description is created by your operating system: since you don't have a specific application for files with PHP extension, Windows treat them as simple text files.
Anyway, you don't have to worry about it, it's just a cosmetic issue: as soon as you put Kickstart into a webserver folder (on a remote server or in your local computer) it will be executed as usual and you'll be able to start the restoration process.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2017 05:44 CST

Mayday

Thanks for the answer

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