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#37100 old .sql files

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Environment Information

Joomla! version
3.10.8
PHP version
7.4.29
Akeeba Backup version
8.1.4

Monday, 09 May 2022 11:31 CDT

ernienet

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I was running an audit through MySites.GURU for one of my client's sites and it flagged some .SQL files that were pretty old (about 8 years old) in my akeeba folder:

/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/mysql/install.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/mysql/uninstall.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/postgresql/install.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/postgresql/uninstall.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/sqlsrv/install.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/install/sqlsrv/uninstall.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/updates/mysql/3.6.0-2012-07-31.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/updates/mysql/3.5.0-2012-03-27.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/updates/postgresql/3.8.0-2013-08-14.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/updates/sqlsrv/3.6.0-2012-07-31.sql
/administrator/components/com_akeeba/sql/updates/sqlsrv/3.5.0-2012-03-27.sql

I assume these are old files left behind during updates - they can be safely deleted, correct?

Thank you
Ernie

 

Tuesday, 10 May 2022 00:58 CDT

nicholas

For Akeeba Backup versions 4 through 8, yes, you can safely delete them. This is what you have so yes you can delete them.

For Akeeba Backup version 3 and Akeeba Backup version 9 and later, no, these files cannot be deleted.

This has to do with the fact that Akeeba Backup versions 4 through 9 were using FOF 3 and 4, our own MVC framework which had its own database schema installed that used XML files instead of SQL files. Akeeba Backup 3 was written originally with Joomla core MVC and later with FOF 1 and 2; all of these used Joomla's schema installer which uses SQL files. Akeeba Backup 9 and later are written again using Joomla's core MVC which uses SQL files. Therefore the SQL files can only be removed from Akeeba Backup versions 4 through 8 inclusive which do not use the .sql files for anything.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
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Friday, 13 May 2022 08:46 CDT

ernienet

I'm running Akeeba Backup Professional 8.1.4 on all my Joomla sites. If I understand you correctly, I can delete all the files I listed - is this correct?

I have FOF 2.4.3, FOF revC1A6D5A-1378494129, and FOF30 3.3.9 installed on the website - can these all be deleted from my Joomla installation (3.10.9)?

I apologize for the confusion - some of my client websites have existed since 2007, and have been upgraded over the years as Joomla progressed from 1.0 through 3.x - a lot of old files have traveled along that path.

When all of the extensions I use are upgraded to support Joomla 4, I will begin upgrading the websites. Until then, I have to wait because my clients depend on some of those Joomla 3.x extensions. I'm using the audits to clean up everything in preparation.

Thank you,
Ernie

Friday, 13 May 2022 08:50 CDT

ernienet

Oops - I missed two other FOF files:

file_fof30 - 3.8.1

file_fof40 - 4.1.3

Can these be deleted, too?

Thank you,
Ernie

Monday, 16 May 2022 02:04 CDT

nicholas

> I'm running Akeeba Backup Professional 8.1.4 on all my Joomla sites. If I understand you correctly, I can delete all the files I listed - is this correct?

Yes, you can delete all these .sql files.

> I have FOF 2.4.3, FOF revC1A6D5A-1378494129, and FOF30 3.3.9 installed on the website - can these all be deleted from my Joomla installation (3.10.9)?

The ancient FOF 2 is part of Joomla 3. You cannot uninstall it even if you try.

FOF revC1A6D5A-1378494129 seems to be a leftover from a decade ago. You can remove it.

FOF30 is definitely not required, Akeeba Backup 8.1.4 uses FOF 4.

file_fof30 - 3.8.1 can also be removed for the same reason.

file_fof40 - 4.1.3 CAN NOT be removed, it's used by Akeeba Backup 8. If you tried to remove it you'd get an error and it'd refuse to uninstall.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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