If it sounds too good to be true....
Well not really.
Joomlapack is a great extension. But as with any install of Joomla, make sure your ftp program uploads the whole thing! and in ascii where needed.
If you can unzip right on the server, my goodness what a miraculous extension joomlapack is.
I designed sites on my local server and test them thoroughly adding all content there as well as by connecting to my local database directly to cut and paste much more rapidly.
To be able to backup and then upload to an empty host and automagically install and restore the exact site in minutes is incredible: content, newsletters, forum entries - everything ported over well.... now if only my ftp program would stop losing folders during upload.
have a look at http://ideinrise.com.previewmysite.com
- a development server online - once I switch the DNS it will not need the previewmysite.com portion.
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Great article! The only thing to add is that the backup archives are complete site installs, so Joomlapack does not act like a typical server backup program with the ability to perform a restore from a specific backup set.
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