feat: placeholder support, download fix, table exclusion modes, log viewer, detail view

- Add PlaceholderResolver for [host], [date], [profile_name], etc. in
  backup_dir and new archive_name_format profile field
- Fix download ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE by flushing output buffers before
  sending file headers
- Table exclusions now have separate Data and Structure checkboxes
  (backward compatible with existing newline format)
- Backup log files written alongside archive for posterity
- Log viewer modal in backup records list and inline in detail view
- Clickable record description links to detail view with checksum,
  file path, DB size, and full log
- Dashboard health check shows actual resolved backup directory path
- Fix update site link to use list view (avoids Joomla core bug)
- Schema migration 01.01.09 for archive_name_format column

Authored-by: Moko Consulting
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/packages/com_mokobackup/forms/profile.xml

@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@
 			default="administrator/components/com_mokobackup/backups"
 			addfieldprefix="Joomla\Component\MokoBackup\Administrator\Field"
 		/>
+		<field
+			name="archive_name_format"
+			type="text"
+			label="COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ARCHIVE_NAME_FORMAT"
+			description="COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ARCHIVE_NAME_FORMAT_DESC"
+			default="[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]"
+			maxlength="512"
+			hint="[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]"
+		/>
 		<field
 			name="include_mokorestore"
 			type="radio"

src/packages/com_mokobackup/language/en-GB/com_mokobackup.ini

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ COM_MOKOBACKUP_DOWNLOAD="Download"
 
 ; Backup detail view
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_BACKUP_DETAIL="Backup Detail"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_VIEW_LOG="Backup Log"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_CHECKSUM="SHA-256 Checksum"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_PATH="File Path"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_DB_SIZE="DB Size"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_REMOTE="Remote Path"
 
 ; Profiles view
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_PROFILES_TITLE="Backup Profiles"
@@ -89,7 +94,9 @@ COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD_DESC="Set a password to encrypt the bac
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_SPLIT_SIZE="Split Size (MB)"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_SPLIT_SIZE_DESC="Split archive into parts of this size in MB. 0 = no splitting."
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_BACKUP_DIR="Backup Directory"
-COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_BACKUP_DIR_DESC="Relative path from Joomla root where backup archives are stored"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_BACKUP_DIR_DESC="Directory where backup archives are stored. Supports placeholders: [host], [date], [year], [month], [day], [profile_name], [site_name], [type]. Absolute paths (starting with /) are used as-is; relative paths resolve from the Joomla root."
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ARCHIVE_NAME_FORMAT="Archive Name Format"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ARCHIVE_NAME_FORMAT_DESC="Filename template for backup archives (without extension). Placeholders: [host] hostname, [date] Ymd, [time] His, [datetime] Ymd_His, [year] [month] [day] [hour] [minute] [second], [profile_id], [profile_name], [site_name], [type], [random]."
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_INCLUDE_MOKORESTORE="Include Restore Script"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_INCLUDE_MOKORESTORE_DESC="Include MokoRestore (standalone restore.php) inside the backup archive. Creates a self-contained package that can restore the site on a blank server without Joomla installed."
 
@@ -236,7 +243,9 @@ COM_MOKOBACKUP_FOLDER_NOT_FOUND="Directory not found"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_BACKUP_DIR_DEFAULT="Default (inside web root)"
 
 ; Exclude fields
-COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_TABLES_HELP="Check tables to exclude from database backup. Checked tables will be skipped during dump."
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_TABLES_HELP="Check tables to exclude from database backup. Use Data to skip row data (keeps structure), Structure to skip CREATE TABLE, or both to fully exclude."
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_DATA="Data"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_STRUCTURE="Structure"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_TABLE_NAME="Table Name"
 
 ; User group notifications

src/packages/com_mokobackup/language/en-US/com_mokobackup.ini

@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ COM_MOKOBACKUP_DASHBOARD_DEFAULT_DIR_WARNING="One or more profiles store backups
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FOLDER_EXISTS="Directory exists"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FOLDER_NOT_FOUND="Directory not found"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_BACKUP_DIR_DEFAULT="Default (inside web root)"
-COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_TABLES_HELP="Check tables to exclude from database backup. Checked tables will be skipped during dump."
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_TABLES_HELP="Check tables to exclude from database backup. Use Data to skip row data (keeps structure), Structure to skip CREATE TABLE, or both to fully exclude."
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_DATA="Data"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_STRUCTURE="Structure"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_TABLE_NAME="Table Name"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_VIEW_LOG="Backup Log"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_CHECKSUM="SHA-256 Checksum"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_PATH="File Path"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_DB_SIZE="DB Size"
+COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_REMOTE="Remote Path"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_NOTIFY_USER_GROUPS="Notify User Groups"
 COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_NOTIFY_USER_GROUPS_DESC="Select Joomla user groups whose members will receive backup notifications. Combined with email addresses above."

src/packages/com_mokobackup/sql/install.mysql.sql

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__mokobackup_profiles` (
 	`compression_level` TINYINT(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 5 COMMENT '0=none, 9=max',
 	`split_size`        INT(11) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT '0=no split, otherwise MB per part',
 	`backup_dir`        VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'administrator/components/com_mokobackup/backups',
+	`archive_name_format` VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL DEFAULT '[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]' COMMENT 'Filename format with placeholders',
 	`exclude_dirs`      TEXT NOT NULL COMMENT 'Newline-separated directory paths to exclude',
 	`exclude_files`     TEXT NOT NULL COMMENT 'Newline-separated filename patterns to exclude',
 	`exclude_tables`    TEXT NOT NULL COMMENT 'Newline-separated table names to exclude',

src/packages/com_mokobackup/sql/updates/mysql/01.01.09.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- MokoJoomBackup 01.01.09
+-- Add archive_name_format column with placeholder support
+ALTER TABLE `#__mokobackup_profiles` ADD COLUMN `archive_name_format` VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL DEFAULT '[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]' COMMENT 'Filename format with placeholders' AFTER `backup_dir`;

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Controller/AjaxController.php

@@ -125,6 +125,58 @@ class AjaxController extends BaseController
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Load and return the log file contents for a backup record.
+	 * POST: task=ajax.viewLog&id=123
+	 */
+	public function viewLog(): void
+	{
+		if (!Session::checkToken('get') && !Session::checkToken('post')) {
+			$this->sendJson(['error' => true, 'message' => 'Invalid token']);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$id = $this->input->getInt('id', 0);
+
+		if (!$id) {
+			$this->sendJson(['error' => true, 'message' => 'Missing record ID']);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$db    = \Joomla\CMS\Factory::getDbo();
+		$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+			->select($db->quoteName(['absolute_path', 'log']))
+			->from($db->quoteName('#__mokobackup_records'))
+			->where($db->quoteName('id') . ' = ' . $id);
+		$db->setQuery($query);
+		$record = $db->loadObject();
+
+		if (!$record) {
+			$this->sendJson(['error' => true, 'message' => 'Record not found']);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Try to load log from file alongside the archive
+		$logPath = preg_replace('/\.(zip|tar\.gz)$/i', '.log', $record->absolute_path);
+		$logContent = '';
+
+		if (is_file($logPath)) {
+			$logContent = file_get_contents($logPath);
+		} elseif (!empty($record->log)) {
+			// Fall back to database-stored log
+			$logContent = $record->log;
+		}
+
+		$this->sendJson([
+			'error'   => false,
+			'log'     => $logContent ?: '(no log available)',
+			'source'  => is_file($logPath) ? 'file' : 'database',
+		]);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Send a JSON response and close the application.
 	 */

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Controller/BackupsController.php

@@ -68,17 +68,28 @@ class BackupsController extends AdminController
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$app = $this->app;
+		// Flush any output buffers to prevent HTML mixing with binary data
-		$app->clearHeaders();
+		while (@ob_end_clean()) {
-		$app->setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/zip');
+			// clear all buffers
-		$app->setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="' . basename($item->archivename) . '"');
+		}
-		$app->setHeader('Content-Length', (string) filesize($item->absolute_path));
+
-		$app->setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, must-revalidate');
+		$filename = basename($item->archivename);
-		$app->sendHeaders();
+		$filesize = filesize($item->absolute_path);
+
+		// Detect content type from file extension
+		$contentType = str_ends_with($filename, '.tar.gz')
+			? 'application/gzip'
+			: 'application/zip';
+
+		header('Content-Type: ' . $contentType);
+		header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $filename . '"');
+		header('Content-Length: ' . $filesize);
+		header('Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate');
+		header('Pragma: no-cache');
 
 		readfile($item->absolute_path);
 
-		$app->close();
+		$this->app->close();
 	}
 
 	/**

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Engine/BackupEngine.php

@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ class BackupEngine
 		$excludeFiles  = $this->parseNewlineList($profile->exclude_files ?? '');
 		$excludeTables = $this->parseNewlineList($profile->exclude_tables ?? '');
 
-		// Determine backup directory
+		// Resolve placeholders in directory and filename
-		$this->backupDir = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . ($profile->backup_dir ?: 'administrator/components/com_mokobackup/backups');
+		$resolver = new PlaceholderResolver($profile);
+
+		$configuredDir   = $profile->backup_dir ?: 'administrator/components/com_mokobackup/backups';
+		$this->backupDir = $this->resolveBackupDir($resolver->resolve($configuredDir));
 
 		if (!is_dir($this->backupDir)) {
 			mkdir($this->backupDir, 0755, true);
@@ -69,12 +72,12 @@ class BackupEngine
 
 		// Create backup record
 		$now           = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
-		$tag         = date('Ymd_His');
+		$tag           = $resolver->getTag();
-		$hostname    = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/', '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?? php_uname('n'));
 		$archiveFormat = $profile->archive_format ?? 'zip';
 		$archiver      = $this->createArchiver($archiveFormat);
 		$archiveExt    = $archiver->getExtension();
-		$archiveName   = $hostname . '_' . $tag . '_profile' . $profileId . '.' . $archiveExt;
+		$nameFormat    = $profile->archive_name_format ?? '[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]';
+		$archiveName   = $resolver->resolve($nameFormat) . '.' . $archiveExt;
 
 		if (empty($description)) {
 			$description = $profile->title . ' — ' . $now;
@@ -233,6 +236,11 @@ class BackupEngine
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Write log file alongside the archive
+			$logContent = implode("\n", $this->log);
+			$logPath    = preg_replace('/\.(zip|tar\.gz)$/i', '.log', $archivePath);
+			@file_put_contents($logPath, $logContent);
+
 			// Final record update
 			$update = (object) [
 				'id'              => $recordId,
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ class BackupEngine
 				'remote_filename' => $remoteFilename,
 				'checksum'        => $checksum,
 				'manifest'        => !empty($manifest) ? json_encode($manifest) : '',
-				'log'             => implode("\n", $this->log),
+				'log'             => $logContent,
 			];
 
 			$db->updateObject('#__mokobackup_records', $update, 'id');
@@ -489,6 +497,19 @@ class BackupEngine
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a backup directory path. Absolute paths are used as-is,
+	 * relative paths are resolved from JPATH_ROOT.
+	 */
+	private function resolveBackupDir(string $dir): string
+	{
+		if ($dir !== '' && ($dir[0] === '/' || preg_match('#^[A-Za-z]:[/\\\\]#', $dir))) {
+			return rtrim($dir, '/\\');
+		}
+
+		return JPATH_ROOT . '/' . $dir;
+	}
+
 	private function log(string $message): void
 	{
 		$this->log[] = '[' . date('H:i:s') . '] ' . $message;

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Engine/DatabaseDumper.php

@@ -16,15 +16,33 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 
 class DatabaseDumper
 {
-	private array $excludeTables;
+	/** @var array Tables to exclude entirely (both structure and data) */
+	private array $excludeBoth = [];
+
+	/** @var array Tables to exclude data only (structure is kept) */
+	private array $excludeDataOnly = [];
+
+	/** @var array Tables to exclude structure only (data is kept — unusual) */
+	private array $excludeStructureOnly = [];
+
 	private int $tablesCount = 0;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param   array  $excludeTables  Table names to exclude (with #__ prefix)
+	 * @param   array  $excludeTables  Table names to exclude (with #__ prefix).
+	 *                                 Supports suffixes: :data-only, :structure-only.
+	 *                                 No suffix = exclude both (backward compatible).
 	 */
 	public function __construct(array $excludeTables = [])
 	{
-		$this->excludeTables = $excludeTables;
+		foreach ($excludeTables as $entry) {
+			if (str_ends_with($entry, ':data-only')) {
+				$this->excludeDataOnly[] = substr($entry, 0, -10);
+			} elseif (str_ends_with($entry, ':structure-only')) {
+				$this->excludeStructureOnly[] = substr($entry, 0, -15);
+			} else {
+				$this->excludeBoth[] = $entry;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -62,13 +80,31 @@ class DatabaseDumper
 			// Check if excluded
 			$abstractName = '#__' . substr($table, strlen($prefix));
 
-			if ($this->isExcluded($abstractName, $table)) {
+			if ($this->isExcludedBoth($abstractName, $table)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			$skipData      = $this->isExcludedDataOnly($abstractName, $table);
+			$skipStructure = $this->isExcludedStructureOnly($abstractName, $table);
+
 			$this->tablesCount++;
 
-			// Get CREATE TABLE statement
+			$output[] = '-- --------------------------------------------------------';
+			$output[] = '-- Table: ' . $table;
+
+			if ($skipData) {
+				$output[] = '-- (data excluded)';
+			}
+
+			if ($skipStructure) {
+				$output[] = '-- (structure excluded)';
+			}
+
+			$output[] = '-- --------------------------------------------------------';
+			$output[] = '';
+
+			// Get CREATE TABLE statement (unless structure is excluded)
+			if (!$skipStructure) {
 				$db->setQuery('SHOW CREATE TABLE ' . $db->quoteName($table));
 				$createRow = $db->loadRow();
 
@@ -76,15 +112,17 @@ class DatabaseDumper
 					continue;
 				}
 
-			$output[] = '-- --------------------------------------------------------';
-			$output[] = '-- Table: ' . $table;
-			$output[] = '-- --------------------------------------------------------';
-			$output[] = '';
 				$output[] = 'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ' . $db->quoteName($table) . ';';
 				$output[] = $createRow[1] . ';';
 				$output[] = '';
+			}
+
+			// Dump data (unless data is excluded)
+			if ($skipData) {
+				$output[] = '';
+				continue;
+			}
 
-			// Dump data in chunks
 			$db->setQuery('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' . $db->quoteName($table));
 			$rowCount = (int) $db->loadResult();
 
@@ -135,11 +173,39 @@ class DatabaseDumper
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check if a table is excluded.
+	 * Check if a table is fully excluded (both data and structure).
 	 */
-	private function isExcluded(string $abstractName, string $realName): bool
+	private function isExcludedBoth(string $abstractName, string $realName): bool
 	{
-		foreach ($this->excludeTables as $pattern) {
+		foreach ($this->excludeBoth as $pattern) {
+			if ($pattern === $abstractName || $pattern === $realName) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if a table's data is excluded (structure only).
+	 */
+	private function isExcludedDataOnly(string $abstractName, string $realName): bool
+	{
+		foreach ($this->excludeDataOnly as $pattern) {
+			if ($pattern === $abstractName || $pattern === $realName) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if a table's structure is excluded (data only).
+	 */
+	private function isExcludedStructureOnly(string $abstractName, string $realName): bool
+	{
+		foreach ($this->excludeStructureOnly as $pattern) {
 			if ($pattern === $abstractName || $pattern === $realName) {
 				return true;
 			}

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Engine/PlaceholderResolver.php

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @package     MokoJoomBackup
+ * @subpackage  com_mokobackup
+ * @author      Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 3 or later; see LICENSE
+ *
+ * Resolves placeholders like [host], [date], [profile_name] in backup
+ * directory paths and archive filename formats.
+ */
+
+namespace Joomla\Component\MokoBackup\Administrator\Engine;
+
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
+
+class PlaceholderResolver
+{
+	/**
+	 * Supported placeholders and their descriptions (for documentation).
+	 */
+	public const PLACEHOLDERS = [
+		'[host]'         => 'Server hostname',
+		'[date]'         => 'Date as Ymd (e.g. 20260604)',
+		'[time]'         => 'Time as His (e.g. 143025)',
+		'[datetime]'     => 'Date and time as Ymd_His',
+		'[year]'         => 'Four-digit year',
+		'[month]'        => 'Two-digit month',
+		'[day]'          => 'Two-digit day',
+		'[hour]'         => 'Two-digit hour (24h)',
+		'[minute]'       => 'Two-digit minute',
+		'[second]'       => 'Two-digit second',
+		'[profile_id]'   => 'Backup profile ID',
+		'[profile_name]' => 'Profile title (sanitized)',
+		'[site_name]'    => 'Joomla site name (sanitized)',
+		'[type]'         => 'Backup type (full, database, files, differential)',
+		'[random]'       => 'Random 6-character hex string',
+	];
+
+	private array $replacements;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param   object  $profile  The backup profile object
+	 */
+	public function __construct(object $profile)
+	{
+		$now      = new \DateTimeImmutable('now');
+		$hostname = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/', '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?? php_uname('n'));
+
+		$siteName = '';
+
+		try {
+			$siteName = Factory::getApplication()->get('sitename', '');
+		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+			// Fallback: not critical
+		}
+
+		$this->replacements = [
+			'[host]'         => $hostname,
+			'[date]'         => $now->format('Ymd'),
+			'[time]'         => $now->format('His'),
+			'[datetime]'     => $now->format('Ymd_His'),
+			'[year]'         => $now->format('Y'),
+			'[month]'        => $now->format('m'),
+			'[day]'          => $now->format('d'),
+			'[hour]'         => $now->format('H'),
+			'[minute]'       => $now->format('i'),
+			'[second]'       => $now->format('s'),
+			'[profile_id]'   => (string) ($profile->id ?? '0'),
+			'[profile_name]' => $this->sanitize($profile->title ?? 'default'),
+			'[site_name]'    => $this->sanitize($siteName ?: 'joomla'),
+			'[type]'         => $profile->backup_type ?? 'full',
+			'[random]'       => bin2hex(random_bytes(3)),
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replace all placeholders in a string.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $template  String containing [placeholder] tokens
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  Resolved string
+	 */
+	public function resolve(string $template): string
+	{
+		return str_replace(
+			array_keys($this->replacements),
+			array_values($this->replacements),
+			$template
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the raw hostname value (for backward compatibility).
+	 */
+	public function getHostname(): string
+	{
+		return $this->replacements['[host]'];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the datetime tag value (for backward compatibility).
+	 */
+	public function getTag(): string
+	{
+		return $this->replacements['[datetime]'];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sanitize a string for use in filenames/paths.
+	 * Keeps alphanumerics, dots, hyphens, underscores. Replaces spaces with hyphens.
+	 */
+	private function sanitize(string $value): string
+	{
+		$value = str_replace(' ', '-', trim($value));
+
+		return preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/', '', $value);
+	}
+}

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Engine/SteppedBackupEngine.php

@@ -60,17 +60,18 @@ class SteppedBackupEngine
 		$session->includeMokoRestore = (bool) ($profile->include_mokorestore ?? false);
 		$session->remoteKeepLocal  = (bool) ($profile->remote_keep_local ?? true);
 
-		// Build archive path
+		// Resolve placeholders in directory and filename
-		$backupDir = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . $session->backupDir;
+		$resolver  = new PlaceholderResolver($profile);
+		$backupDir = $this->resolveBackupDir($resolver->resolve($session->backupDir));
 
 		if (!is_dir($backupDir)) {
 			mkdir($backupDir, 0755, true);
 		}
 
 		$now         = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
-		$tag = date('Ymd_His');
+		$tag         = $resolver->getTag();
-		$hostname = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/', '', $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ?? php_uname('n'));
+		$nameFormat  = $profile->archive_name_format ?? '[host]_[datetime]_profile[profile_id]';
-		$archiveName = $hostname . '_' . $tag . '_profile' . $profileId . '.zip';
+		$archiveName = $resolver->resolve($nameFormat) . '.zip';
 
 		$session->archivePath = $backupDir . '/' . $archiveName;
 		$session->archiveName = $archiveName;
@@ -409,11 +410,17 @@ class SteppedBackupEngine
 	private function completeRecord(SteppedSession $session): void
 	{
 		$db         = Factory::getDbo();
+		$logContent = implode("\n", $session->log);
+
+		// Write log file alongside the archive
+		$logPath = preg_replace('/\.(zip|tar\.gz)$/i', '.log', $session->archivePath);
+		@file_put_contents($logPath, $logContent);
+
 		$update = (object) [
 			'id'        => $session->recordId,
 			'status'    => 'complete',
 			'backupend' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-			'log'       => implode("\n", $session->log),
+			'log'       => $logContent,
 		];
 
 		$db->updateObject('#__mokobackup_records', $update, 'id');
@@ -536,6 +543,19 @@ class SteppedBackupEngine
 		return $tables;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a backup directory path. Absolute paths are used as-is,
+	 * relative paths are resolved from JPATH_ROOT.
+	 */
+	private function resolveBackupDir(string $dir): string
+	{
+		if ($dir !== '' && ($dir[0] === '/' || preg_match('#^[A-Za-z]:[/\\\\]#', $dir))) {
+			return rtrim($dir, '/\\');
+		}
+
+		return JPATH_ROOT . '/' . $dir;
+	}
+
 	private function parseNewlineList(string $text): array
 	{
 		if (empty($text)) {

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Field/DatabaseTablesField.php

@@ -26,17 +26,29 @@ class DatabaseTablesField extends FormField
 		$tables = $db->getTableList();
 		$prefix = $db->getPrefix();
 
-		// Parse current exclusions (newline-separated)
+		// Parse current exclusions (newline-separated, with optional :data-only suffix)
-		$excluded = [];
+		$excludeData      = [];
+		$excludeStructure = [];
 
 		if (!empty($this->value)) {
-			$excluded = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode("\n", str_replace("\r", '', $this->value))));
+			$lines = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode("\n", str_replace("\r", '', $this->value))));
-		}
 
-		// Normalize: replace literal #__ with actual prefix for comparison
+			foreach ($lines as $line) {
-		$excludedNormalized = array_map(function ($t) use ($prefix) {
+				// Normalize table name to real prefix for comparison
-			return str_replace('#__', $prefix, $t);
+				if (str_ends_with($line, ':data-only')) {
-		}, $excluded);
+					$tableName = str_replace('#__', $prefix, substr($line, 0, -10));
+					$excludeData[$tableName] = true;
+				} elseif (str_ends_with($line, ':structure-only')) {
+					$tableName = str_replace('#__', $prefix, substr($line, 0, -15));
+					$excludeStructure[$tableName] = true;
+				} else {
+					// No suffix = exclude both (backward compatible)
+					$tableName = str_replace('#__', $prefix, $line);
+					$excludeData[$tableName]      = true;
+					$excludeStructure[$tableName]  = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		$id   = htmlspecialchars($this->id, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
 		$name = htmlspecialchars($this->name, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
@@ -47,12 +59,16 @@ class DatabaseTablesField extends FormField
 		$html .= '<div class="table-responsive" style="max-height:400px; overflow-y:auto;">';
 		$html .= '<table class="table table-sm table-hover mb-0">';
 		$html .= '<thead class="sticky-top bg-white"><tr>';
-		$html .= '<th class="w-1"><input type="checkbox" id="' . $id . '_toggleAll" /></th>';
+		$html .= '<th class="w-1"><input type="checkbox" id="' . $id . '_toggleData" title="Toggle all data" /></th>';
+		$html .= '<th class="w-1">' . Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_DATA') . '</th>';
+		$html .= '<th class="w-1"><input type="checkbox" id="' . $id . '_toggleStructure" title="Toggle all structure" /></th>';
+		$html .= '<th class="w-1">' . Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_EXCLUDE_STRUCTURE') . '</th>';
 		$html .= '<th>' . Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_TABLE_NAME') . '</th>';
 		$html .= '</tr></thead><tbody>';
 
 		foreach ($tables as $table) {
-			$isExcluded = \in_array($table, $excludedNormalized, true);
+			$dataChecked      = isset($excludeData[$table]) ? ' checked' : '';
+			$structureChecked = isset($excludeStructure[$table]) ? ' checked' : '';
 
 			// Convert to #__ notation for storage
 			$storeValue = $table;
@@ -63,10 +79,12 @@ class DatabaseTablesField extends FormField
 
 			$safeValue = htmlspecialchars($storeValue, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
 			$safeTable = htmlspecialchars($table, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
-			$checked   = $isExcluded ? ' checked' : '';
 
 			$html .= '<tr>';
-			$html .= '<td><input type="checkbox" class="' . $id . '_cb" value="' . $safeValue . '"' . $checked . ' /></td>';
+			$html .= '<td></td>';
+			$html .= '<td><input type="checkbox" class="' . $id . '_data" value="' . $safeValue . '"' . $dataChecked . ' /></td>';
+			$html .= '<td></td>';
+			$html .= '<td><input type="checkbox" class="' . $id . '_structure" value="' . $safeValue . '"' . $structureChecked . ' /></td>';
 			$html .= '<td><code>' . $safeTable . '</code></td>';
 			$html .= '</tr>';
 		}
@@ -78,20 +96,44 @@ class DatabaseTablesField extends FormField
 <script>
 (function() {
 	var hidden = document.getElementById('{$id}');
-	var cbs = document.querySelectorAll('.{$id}_cb');
+	var dataCbs = document.querySelectorAll('.{$id}_data');
-	var toggleAll = document.getElementById('{$id}_toggleAll');
+	var structCbs = document.querySelectorAll('.{$id}_structure');
+	var toggleData = document.getElementById('{$id}_toggleData');
+	var toggleStructure = document.getElementById('{$id}_toggleStructure');
 
 	function sync() {
-		var vals = [];
+		var result = {};
-		cbs.forEach(function(cb) { if (cb.checked) vals.push(cb.value); });
+		dataCbs.forEach(function(cb) {
-		hidden.value = vals.join('\\n');
+			if (cb.checked) result[cb.value] = (result[cb.value] || 0) | 1;
+		});
+		structCbs.forEach(function(cb) {
+			if (cb.checked) result[cb.value] = (result[cb.value] || 0) | 2;
+		});
+		var lines = [];
+		for (var table in result) {
+			if (result[table] === 3) {
+				lines.push(table);
+			} else if (result[table] === 1) {
+				lines.push(table + ':data-only');
+			} else if (result[table] === 2) {
+				lines.push(table + ':structure-only');
+			}
+		}
+		hidden.value = lines.join('\\n');
 	}
 
-	cbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.addEventListener('change', sync); });
+	dataCbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.addEventListener('change', sync); });
+	structCbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.addEventListener('change', sync); });
 
-	toggleAll.addEventListener('change', function() {
+	toggleData.addEventListener('change', function() {
 		var state = this.checked;
-		cbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.checked = state; });
+		dataCbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.checked = state; });
+		sync();
+	});
+
+	toggleStructure.addEventListener('change', function() {
+		var state = this.checked;
+		structCbs.forEach(function(cb) { cb.checked = state; });
 		sync();
 	});
 

src/packages/com_mokobackup/src/Model/DashboardModel.php

@@ -122,13 +122,35 @@ class DashboardModel extends BaseDatabaseModel
 			'detail' => $aesSupport ? 'Available' : 'Requires libzip 1.2.0+',
 		];
 
-		// Backup directory writable
+		// Backup directory writable — check the default path
-		$backupDir = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_mokobackup/backups';
+		$defaultDir = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_mokobackup/backups';
+		$backupDir  = $defaultDir;
+
+		// If profiles use a custom directory, check that instead
+		$db2 = $this->getDatabase();
+		$qDir = $db2->getQuery(true)
+			->select($db2->quoteName('backup_dir'))
+			->from($db2->quoteName('#__mokobackup_profiles'))
+			->where($db2->quoteName('published') . ' = 1')
+			->where($db2->quoteName('backup_dir') . ' != ' . $db2->quote(''))
+			->where($db2->quoteName('backup_dir') . ' IS NOT NULL');
+		$db2->setQuery($qDir, 0, 1);
+		$profileDir = $db2->loadResult();
+
+		if ($profileDir) {
+			// Absolute paths used as-is, relative resolved from JPATH_ROOT
+			if ($profileDir[0] === '/' || preg_match('#^[A-Za-z]:[/\\\\]#', $profileDir)) {
+				$backupDir = rtrim($profileDir, '/\\');
+			} else {
+				$backupDir = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . $profileDir;
+			}
+		}
+
 		$writable  = is_dir($backupDir) && is_writable($backupDir);
 		$checks[]  = (object) [
 			'label'  => 'Backup Directory',
 			'status' => $writable,
-			'detail' => $writable ? 'Writable' : 'Not writable or missing',
+			'detail' => ($writable ? 'Writable' : 'Not writable or missing') . ' — ' . $backupDir,
 		];
 
 		// Disk space

src/packages/com_mokobackup/tmpl/backup/default.php

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
 use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
+use Joomla\CMS\Session\Session;
 
+$ajaxToken = Session::getFormToken();
+$ajaxUrl   = Route::_('index.php?option=com_mokobackup&format=json', false);
 ?>
 <div class="main-card">
 	<div class="card-body">
@@ -22,7 +26,17 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 			<tbody>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_STATUS'); ?></th>
-					<td><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->status); ?></td>
+					<td>
+						<?php
+						$statusClass = match ($this->item->status) {
+							'complete' => 'badge bg-success',
+							'running'  => 'badge bg-info',
+							'fail'     => 'badge bg-danger',
+							default    => 'badge bg-secondary',
+						};
+						?>
+						<span class="<?php echo $statusClass; ?>"><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->status); ?></span>
+					</td>
 				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_BACKUP_TYPE'); ?></th>
@@ -34,7 +48,12 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_SIZE'); ?></th>
-					<td><?php echo HTMLHelper::_('number.bytes', $this->item->total_size); ?></td>
+					<td>
+						<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('number.bytes', $this->item->total_size); ?>
+						<?php if ($this->item->db_size > 0) : ?>
+							<small class="text-muted">(<?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_DB_SIZE'); ?>: <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('number.bytes', $this->item->db_size); ?>)</small>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					</td>
 				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_START'); ?></th>
@@ -46,7 +65,11 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_ARCHIVE'); ?></th>
-					<td><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->archivename); ?></td>
+					<td><code><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->archivename); ?></code></td>
+				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_PATH'); ?></th>
+					<td><code><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->absolute_path); ?></code></td>
 				</tr>
 				<tr>
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_FILES_COUNT'); ?></th>
@@ -56,7 +79,47 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_TABLES_COUNT'); ?></th>
 					<td><?php echo (int) $this->item->tables_count; ?></td>
 				</tr>
+				<?php if (!empty($this->item->checksum)) : ?>
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_CHECKSUM'); ?></th>
+					<td><code class="font-monospace" style="font-size:0.85em;"><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->checksum); ?></code></td>
+				</tr>
+				<?php endif; ?>
+				<?php if (!empty($this->item->remote_filename)) : ?>
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_REMOTE'); ?></th>
+					<td><code><?php echo $this->escape($this->item->remote_filename); ?></code></td>
+				</tr>
+				<?php endif; ?>
 			</tbody>
 		</table>
+
+		<!-- Backup Log -->
+		<h4 class="mt-4"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_VIEW_LOG'); ?></h4>
+		<div id="mb-detail-log" class="bg-light p-3 rounded" style="max-height:400px; overflow-y:auto;">
+			<pre id="mb-detail-log-body" style="white-space:pre-wrap; word-break:break-word; font-size:0.85rem; margin:0;">Loading...</pre>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
+
+<script>
+(function() {
+	var form = new URLSearchParams();
+	form.append('task', 'ajax.viewLog');
+	form.append('id', <?php echo (int) $this->item->id; ?>);
+	form.append(<?php echo json_encode($ajaxToken); ?>, '1');
+
+	fetch(<?php echo json_encode($ajaxUrl); ?>, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		body: form,
+		headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest' }
+	})
+	.then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
+	.then(function(data) {
+		document.getElementById('mb-detail-log-body').textContent = data.error ? data.message : data.log;
+	})
+	.catch(function(err) {
+		document.getElementById('mb-detail-log-body').textContent = 'Error: ' + err.message;
+	});
+})();
+</script>

src/packages/com_mokobackup/tmpl/backups/default.php

@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ $listDirn  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
 									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('grid.id', $i, $item->id); ?>
 								</td>
 								<td>
+									<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_mokobackup&view=backup&id=' . $item->id); ?>">
 										<?php echo $this->escape($item->description); ?>
+									</a>
+									<?php if (!empty($item->checksum)) : ?>
+										<br><small class="text-muted font-monospace"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_FIELD_CHECKSUM'); ?>: <?php echo substr($item->checksum, 0, 16); ?>...</small>
+									<?php endif; ?>
 								</td>
 								<td>
 									<?php echo $this->escape($item->profile_title ?? 'Profile #' . $item->profile_id); ?>
@@ -130,13 +135,18 @@ $listDirn  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
 								<td>
 									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $item->backupstart, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC4')); ?>
 								</td>
-								<td>
+								<td class="d-flex gap-1">
 									<?php if ($item->status === 'complete' && $item->filesexist) : ?>
 										<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_mokobackup&task=backups.download&id=' . $item->id); ?>"
 										   class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" title="<?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_DOWNLOAD'); ?>">
 											<span class="icon-download"></span>
 										</a>
 									<?php endif; ?>
+									<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mb-view-log"
+											data-id="<?php echo (int) $item->id; ?>"
+											title="<?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_VIEW_LOG'); ?>">
+										<span class="icon-file-alt"></span>
+									</button>
 								</td>
 								<td>
 									<?php echo (int) $item->id; ?>
@@ -274,5 +284,58 @@ $listDirn  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
 
 	// Expose for toolbar button
 	window.mokobackupStart = startSteppedBackup;
+
+	// View Log modal handler
+	document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+		var btn = e.target.closest('.mb-view-log');
+		if (!btn) return;
+		e.preventDefault();
+		var recordId = btn.getAttribute('data-id');
+		var modal = document.getElementById('mb-log-modal');
+		var body = document.getElementById('mb-log-body');
+		body.textContent = 'Loading...';
+		modal.style.display = 'block';
+
+		var form = new URLSearchParams();
+		form.append('task', 'ajax.viewLog');
+		form.append('id', recordId);
+		form.append(TOKEN_NAME, '1');
+
+		fetch(AJAX_URL, {
+			method: 'POST',
+			body: form,
+			headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest' }
+		})
+		.then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
+		.then(function(data) {
+			if (data.error) {
+				body.textContent = data.message || 'Error loading log';
+			} else {
+				body.textContent = data.log;
+			}
+		})
+		.catch(function(err) {
+			body.textContent = 'Error: ' + err.message;
+		});
+	});
+
+	document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+		if (e.target.id === 'mb-log-modal' || e.target.classList.contains('mb-log-close')) {
+			document.getElementById('mb-log-modal').style.display = 'none';
+		}
+	});
 })();
 </script>
+
+<!-- Log Viewer Modal -->
+<div id="mb-log-modal" style="display:none; position:fixed; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.6); z-index:10000;">
+	<div style="max-width:700px; margin:5% auto; background:#fff; border-radius:8px; box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); display:flex; flex-direction:column; max-height:80vh;">
+		<div style="display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; padding:1rem 1.5rem; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;">
+			<h4 style="margin:0;"><?php echo Text::_('COM_MOKOBACKUP_VIEW_LOG'); ?></h4>
+			<button type="button" class="btn-close mb-log-close" aria-label="Close"></button>
+		</div>
+		<div style="padding:1rem 1.5rem; overflow-y:auto; flex:1;">
+			<pre id="mb-log-body" style="white-space:pre-wrap; word-break:break-word; font-size:0.85rem; margin:0; background:#f8f9fa; padding:1rem; border-radius:4px;"></pre>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>

src/script.php

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class Pkg_MokoBackupInstallerScript
 
 			if ($updateSiteId > 0) {
 				$editUrl = Route::_(
-					'index.php?option=com_installer&view=updatesites&task=updatesite.edit&id=' . $updateSiteId
+					'index.php?option=com_installer&view=updatesites&filter[search]=mokobackup'
 				);
 
 				Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(