August 8^nd, 2008. The Internet.

A week after our last beta release, JoomlaPack Developers announces the immediate availability of 1.2.1 Beta 2 release of our backup component for Joomla!-powered sites, JoomlaPack.

This is a pre-release version, intended for general public evaluation. It incorporates major security and performance related enhancements. For a detailed list, please read the rest of this announcement.

Downloads and related links

You can always download the latest version from our JoomlaCode.org project page. You can also access our public SVN repository. If you get stumped and need support, our community support forum welcomes your questions (please post to the 1.2.x Support board). You can always subscribe to the RSS news feed of this page in order to stay informed on new releases, or visit our official blog and find out what we're up to.

Important information regarding download packages

There are several JoomlaPack packages in our JoomlaCode.org project page. To help you get the most out of them, we'll describe what you get with each one of them:

• com_joomlapack-1.2.1.b2-j10.zip is the installation file for Joomla! 1.0.x sites. Use this with Joomla!'s component installer to install JoomlaPack
• com_joomlapack-1.2.1.b2-j15.zip is the installation file for Joomla! 1.5.x sites. Use this with Joomla!'s component installer to install JoomlaPack
• jpa_utils_1.2.1.b2.zip contains the command-line utilities UnJPA and UnZIP to extract backup archives created with JoomlaPack. Unzip it to your local hard disk, instructions are contained in the zip file.
• kickstart_1.2.1.b2.zip contains the Kickstart archive extraction and installation bootstrapper wizard. Unzip it to your local hard disk. Please read the manual before using these files.
• RECOMMENDED JoomlaPack_1.2.1.b2_Beginners_Bundle_for_Joomla_1.0.x.zip has to be unziped to your local hard disk before doing anything else! It contains the JoomlaPack component installation file for Joomla! 1.0.x sites, the documentation in PDF format and the Kickstart package. It is meant to get you going if you've never used JoomlaPack before.
• RECOMMENDED JoomlaPack_1.2.1.b2_Beginners_Bundle_for_Joomla_1.5.x.zip has to be unziped to your local hard disk before doing anything else! It contains the JoomlaPack component installation file for Joomla! 1.5.x sites, the documentation in PDF format and the Kickstart package. It is meant to get you going if you've never used JoomlaPack before.
• JoomlaPack_1.2.1.b2_ALL_IN_ONE.zip is the package which contains everything: JoomlaPack component installation files for Joomla! 1.0.x and Joomla! 1.5.x sites, documentation in PDF format, the Kickstart package and the jpa_utils package. It is meant for web professionals who administer a variety of Joomla! sites and want an all-inclusive turn-key solution for backing up, restoring and transferring Joomla! powered web sites. You have to unzip it first to your local hard drive.