Akeeba Backup for Joomla!

Friday, 07 January 2011 14:44 CST

user21438

Hi Nicholas,

In Akeeba Backup Professional 3.2.b3 (2011-01-06), I am using the example regular expressions from the online documentation to exclude .svn directories. Once entered as Skip Files on the Akeeba Backup: RegEx Files and Directories Exclusion screen, the icons next to them on the Files and Directories Exclusion screen are red. But, once extracted, I have the .svn folders in the extracted set of files.

Any thoughts? Did I set things up correctly to exclude them?

Best,

Matt

Saturday, 08 January 2011 03:33 CST

nicholas

Hi Matt,

I think that the Regex in the documentation is wrong. Here's the settings that worked for me:
Type: Exclude directory
Filter item: #\.svn$#

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Saturday, 08 January 2011 18:58 CST

user21438

Hi Nicholas,

Worked like a charm, thanks!

Best,

Matt

Sunday, 09 January 2011 06:09 CST

nicholas

You're welcome!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 30 March 2011 08:03 CDT

user35327

Hi!

Is it possible to use this type of exclusion with the free version akeeba?
I'm testing these regular expressions in my project and do not work.
Thanks.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 08:13 CDT

user21438

Hi,

I'm fairly certain that this only works in the Pro version. I believe it is part of the Power Filters listed at http://www.akeebabackup.com/software/akeeba-backup.html It's definitely worth going Pro if you are unsure.

Best,

Matt

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 08:19 CDT

nicholas

Regular Expression Filters are only possible with the Professional edition. They are not defined in the tabular view of the file filters, they have a dedicated interface. In fact, it's a completely different class of filters than the "normal" files and directory filters :)

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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