Akeeba Backup component for Joomla is a great piece of software: it makes Joomla site backup a one-click process. If your site gets hacked or corrupted and you have no clean backup, you have no excuse. Get Akeeba Backup!

Akeeba Backup (formerly JoomlaPack) can create a complete backup of your Joomla website that includes all files within the Joomla installation and a copy of the Joomla database. What’s more, the backup file created by Akeeba can be used to completely restore your Joomla website in a few minutes. The backup file contains a restoration script that works like the default Joomla installer. Just fill in the database name, username, password, and database host, and click Restore.

Akeeba can create a backup archive using the Zip format or you can use the default JPA format. Akeeba’s JPA format creates a backup faster than if you use the ZIP format. If you use the JPA archive format, you will need the Akeeba Kickstart script to extract it on your server. Don’t let this detere you. The Akeeba Kickstart script works flawlessly.

Akeeba Backup is a great way to create backups of your site. But you can also use it to move your site. Because Akeeba backup archives contain an installation script, Akeeba backups are a great way to get a copy of your Joomla website and install it on another server.

Finally, Akeeba Backup has a one-click update process now. Just click the update button and it automatically installs the latest version of Akeeba Backup. This is the direction that Joomla needs to go for software updates. Kudos to Akeeba for implementing this user-friendly feature!

I highly recommend Akeeba Backup for Joomla. If you don’t have it, get it!