JoomlaPack User Manual
3.3
Version 1.2.2.b2
Options
The options page is split in sections by means of standard Joomla! slider or tabbed panes, depending on your Joomla! version. The instructions below cover each configuration parameters section on its own. On the top of the page you can see if the configuration file is writeable (green text) or not (red text). The configuration file exists under the com_joomlapack root back-end directory (/administrator/component/com_joomlapack) and is named jpack.config.xml. It – obviously – needs to be writeable for changes in this page to take effect.
3.3.1
Basic
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Output directory is where you want your site backup to be stored. By default it is set to be a sub-folder of the JoomlaPack installation, inside the default temporary directory, namely /administrator/components/com_joomlapack/backup (relative to your site's root). Keep in mind that you have to enter an absolute path, meaning that if your site's root is / var/www/html/myjoomla, the aforementioned directory must be entered as /var/www/html/myjoomla/administrator/components/com_joomlapack/b ackup.
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Temporary directory is where you want the component to store some temporary files during the site packing operation. By default it is set to be a sub-folder of the JoomlaPack installation, namely /administrator/components/com_joomlapack/backup (relative to your site's root). Keep in mind that you have to enter an absolute path, meaning that if your site's root is /var/www/html/myjoomla, the aforementioned directory must be entered as Page 13