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Chloe
Chloe

Reputation: 73

Is it possible to restore a Joomla 2.5 backup on a new Joomla 3.7 server using akeeba

I have my web site running on Joomla 2.5.22, I made backup using Akeeba but I didn't make backup from Cpanel (I mean zipping all these files in cPanel).

Now I have to move to a new server and decide to upgrade to Joomla 3.7.1. The backup (the JPA file) is already in the new server.

What should I do now? - Should I kickstart it using Akeeba kickstart and upgrade it - or should I install a new Joomla 3.7.1 first and restore my backup of joomla 2.5.22 on it.

I'm afraid of the second solution to work well !!!

Please I need suggestion what to do?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 204

Answers (1)

Francesco Abeni
Francesco Abeni

Reputation: 4265

No you cannot.

When you restore a backup made with Akeeba Backup, you are basically installing a new site which already contains your content and extensions.

If the webspace already contains a J3.7 site, that site is going to be overwritten (and in fact it may create troubles to have mixed files from different versions of Joomla, so it's probably best to clean up the webspace first).

You should just restore the J2.5 site, by using the kickstart tool from Akeeba.

After you are finished successfully and your J2.5 site is running fine on the new hosting, you can upgrade Joomla to 3.x following the guide https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_2.5_to_3.x_Step_by_Step_Migration.

Upvotes: 1

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