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Configuration
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Configuration
Component Settings
Access via Components > MokoJoomBackup > Options (toolbar gear icon).
The component has two main views:
- Backup Records — History of all backups with status, size, download, verify, and restore
- Backup Profiles — Configurable backup profiles
Dashboard Widget
The quickicon plugin shows backup status on the Joomla admin dashboard:
- Green (OK): Last backup within 7 days, no failures
- Warning: No backups yet, recent failures, or last backup > 7 days ago
- Shows: last backup time, total count, total storage
System Plugin Settings
Access via System > Manage > Plugins, search for "System - MokoJoomBackup".
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Cleanup | Yes | Automatically remove old backup archives |
| Max Backup Age | 30 days | Delete completed backups older than this |
| Max Backup Count | 10 | Keep at most this many completed backups |
Backup Profile Settings
Each profile has six configuration tabs:
General Tab
- Title — Profile name (e.g. "Daily Full Backup")
- Description — Optional notes
- Backup Type — Full Site, Database Only, Files Only, or Differential
Archive Settings Tab
- Archive Format — ZIP
- Compression Level — None / Low / Normal / Maximum
- Split Size — Split archive into parts (0 = no splitting)
- Backup Directory — Relative path from Joomla root
- Encryption Password — AES-256 archive encryption (blank = none)
- Include Restore Script — Embed standalone restore.php for bare-server restores
Exclusion Filters Tab
- Exclude Directories — One path per line (relative to Joomla root)
- Exclude Files — One filename/pattern per line (supports
*wildcards) - Exclude Tables — One table name per line (use
#__prefix)
Notifications Tab
- Notification Email(s) — Comma-separated recipient list
- Notify on Success — Send email when backup completes
- Notify on Failure — Send email when backup fails (includes log excerpt)
Remote Storage Tab
See Remote Storage for FTP, Google Drive, and S3 settings.
Sidebar
- Status — Published / Unpublished
- Ordering — Display order in profile lists