Hi again,

when using AKEEBA-Backup: When I am running my slave-sites on the master-db, do I have to backup only the master-site when using akeeba, or the master-site AND each slave-sites?

Thanks.

Bests Mark

Besides: Where is the forum configuration can set a notification, that informs me via mail, when there is an answer?

Concerning Akeeba, we suggest that all the question relative to this application is sent to akeeba themselves.

We NEVER succeded to use this extension.
If you want to perform an accurate backup, see the alternate solution that we provided in our FAQ
www.jms2win.com/en/faq/faq-joomla-multi-sites#cat-268

In theory, you have to backup the master to have a backup of the PHP code and the master DB backed.
For the slave site, you should have to backup the deployed directory for the specific files and also their DB.

1/ i was successfull using akeeba backup with kickstart to do a backup/restore for migration from one server to another. I use one DB for master and slaves. I only share joomla, no other extensions.
2/ i had some problems but thx to the great support (even on sunday!!!) of JMS they were soon solved. I had to move all symbolic links, the index* files, installation map... Only cache, logs, template, tmp and 2 files about config were not deleted in slave sites. After this saving the slave site again in the master and everything solved!
3/ i am wondering too how to restore a slave site... i use akeeba in the master to make backups. in the slaves i make restore points before installing extensions. But i do not know what happens when i use this...

Concerning Akeeba, I am pleased to see that you successfully used it.

3) I can not tell you how Akeeba save the symbolic link present in the slave site.
I suspect that it will backup the files and folders corresponding to the slave site symbolic links. Normally, you should only backup the links and not the data.

Concerning specific Akeeba backup, I can just suggest you to ask Akeeba.
We never been able to use it with success.
This is the reason why you will find in the FAQ a procedure with a manual backup and also a shell script that allow performing a backup with native linux command.
www.jms2win.com/en/faq/faq-joomla-multi-sites#cat-268

Hi Edwin,


1. i installed your cron-job from

www.jms2win.com/en/component/docman/doc_...weekly-backup-script

and

2. created

- a sql-file and
- a tgz-file with the whole joomla-files

3. then I installed xampp (which works properly)

4. imported the sql and

5. extracted the "sites_12-Feb-2012-02h00.tgz" into C:\xampp\htdocs

But when I call "localhost" in the adress of mozilla I had plenty of errors

See attachment:
www.masterplan.de/downloads/error.txt (after extracting)
www.masterplan.de/downloads/http___localhost_.pdf (after calling "localhost" in the adress)

What is wrong?
Do I have to install joomla first?

Bests Mark


And by the way:

1. Why don`t you answered my last post on

www.jms2win.com/en/forum/24-joomla-multi...nsions--qartof-userq ?

2. Why isn 't it possible to upload files in this forum?

The symbolic link seems can not bee restored.
Verify that you have the directory reported in your list of errors.
\var\www\clients\client1\web2\web\modules

If you didn't restored the backup in the same directory structure, this mean that you have to rebuild all the symbolic links as explained in the FAQ manual backup / restore procedure.

Apply the manual restore procedure as described in the FAQ.
And don't forget to rebuild all the symbolic links.

You can just upload small files and not PDF.

Concerning Artof User, it can not be shared.
So try using it with the sharing will not work.