How to restore Joomla 2.5 - Akeeba [Part 2]
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- Written by Luis Posselt
With this blog post you will learn how to restore Joomla 2.5.
My friends after you have learned how to backup Joomla 2.5, you will need to know the steps of restoring your Websites.
With this video I will show you how to use the file you created inside Akeeba to restore your Joomla Sites.
The process is simple:
1. First you will need to upload the JPA file to the folder where your Joomla Website which has the problem is located.
2. Second you will need to upload the kickstart solution inside the same folder.
3. Third, you will need to extract the kickstart files and follow the instructions.
So please go ahead and watch the video if you want to learn in detail all this process.
Video Notes:
Minute 0:14 - Part 1: Simulating Joomla Problems Before Restoration
Minute 2:49 - Part 2: Restoration Process Starts

Andy
Posted at 2012-05-11 08:07:54
Many thanks for the tutorial - my kickstart restoration failed and now i can't delete any of the files from the FTP - 550 error - i can't even change the permissions.
I need to delete them to try again. Any idea how i can get rid of these files??? I am pulling my hair out !:)
I can upload and delete anything else but not the files that are part of the joomla setup
Luis Posselt
Posted at 2012-05-17 15:16:21
Many thanks for the tutorial - my kickstart restoration failed and now i can't delete any of the files from the FTP - 550 error - i can't even change the permissions.
I need to delete them to try again. Any idea how i can get rid of these files??? I am pulling my hair out !:)
I can upload and delete anything else but not the files that are part of the joomla setup
Yes it would be a recommendation but I think if you do everything again it will override everything, so either way will be good. I mean the best advice I can give is try both and see what works for you.
Do you have C-Panel? If so you can use the File Manager instead of the FTP Connection.

Default User
Posted at 2012-04-03 13:12:58
I am glad you have these tutorials; your blog has helped me in the past. I did have one question though about Akeeba's capabilities. Does Akeeba only restore SQL settings or can it restore corrupted files too like index.php and template files.

Luis Posselt
Posted at 2012-04-08 18:59:06
I am glad you have these tutorials; your blog has helped me in the past. I did have one question though about Akeeba's capabilities. Does Akeeba only restore SQL settings or can it restore corrupted files too like index.php and template files.
If a file it is already corrupted, I don't think Akeeba will help with that.
My knowledge and experience tells me no.
However I am not sure 100%, you might need to ask to the developer.
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