It is essential to regularly backup its site and be autonomous in case of incident.
Akeeba backup is an extraordinary solution:
1) to put online a site developed locally
2) restore a local copy of a production site
3) move its site from one server to another
4) secure your site before installing a new version or a new plugin, etc. etc.
This very practical component simply allows you to make a complete backup of your site and your database. Once the backup is done, you get a .ZIP archive or .JPA format containing all the folders and files (images, text, ...) of your website and one or more SQL files containing all the data in your database tables.
With the Akeeba Live Update system, updates are made directly from the administration interface of the component AkeebaBackup.
Akeeba Backup is a very powerful backup module for your Joomla! website. You can both back up files and its database, regardless of the size of your website.
An extension that has been around since 2006. Millions of downloads. Countless praises in the Joomla! extension directory. Three J.O.S.C.A.R. awards. iOne goal: sayvegarder, restorer and transfert votre site en rien de temps!
Admin Tools protection
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Web Application Firewall comes in two versions: Admin Tools core and Admin Tools PRO
Admin Tools is a true Swiss Army knife for your site. Our freely available Admin Tools Core fix your files' and directories' permissions, protect your administrator directory with a password, migrate links pointing to your old domain on-the-fly and perform database maintenance, all with a single click.
A commercial edition (Admin Tools Professional) is also available and It has extra security-oriented features is available from our site for a fee.
The core software is free of charge, its support is not. You need a subscription to request support. However, its documentation, the troubleshooting information, video tutorials and searching the public tickets is free of charge. Admin tools may seem trigger happy when you messed around by accident but that’s how it is meant to protect you. Keep your head cool, take a breath, check and avoid any error and it will work perfectly.Support is sublime BTW, just be very clear and precise when you ask for support.