MokoJoomBackup

Full-site backup and restore for Joomla — database, files, and configuration.

MokoJoomBackup is a comprehensive backup solution for Joomla 4/5/6 that replaces Akeeba Backup Pro with an in-house, fully integrated package.

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Package Contents

Sub-extension	Type	Purpose
`com_mokobackup`	Component	Admin backend — backup engine, profiles, records, dashboard
`plg_system_mokobackup`	System Plugin	Auto-cleanup of expired backups
`plg_task_mokobackup`	Task Plugin	Joomla Scheduled Tasks integration
`plg_quickicon_mokobackup`	Quickicon Plugin	Dashboard status widget
`plg_webservices_mokobackup`	WebServices Plugin	REST API for remote management
`plg_console_mokobackup`	Console Plugin	CLI commands (run, list, profiles, restore, cleanup)
`plg_content_mokobackup`	Content Plugin	Auto-backup before extension install/update
`plg_actionlog_mokobackup`	Actionlog Plugin	Logs backup actions to User Action Logs

Architecture

BackupEngine
├── Step 1: DatabaseDumper     →  SQL dump (exclude tables)
├── Step 2: FileScanner        →  Directory walk (exclude dirs/files)
│           └─ DifferentialScanner  →  Compare against base manifest
├── Step 1.5: AES-256 Encryption   →  Optional password protection
├── Step 2.5: MokoRestore Wrapper    →  Self-extracting restore.php
├── Step 3: RemoteUploader     →  FTP / Google Drive / S3
│           ├─ FtpUploader
│           ├─ GoogleDriveUploader
│           └─ S3Uploader
├── SHA-256 Checksum           →  Integrity verification
├── NotificationSender         →  Email on success/failure
└── Event Dispatcher           →  onMokoBackupAfterRun (actionlog, etc.)

Requirements

Joomla 4.0+ (4.1+ for Scheduled Tasks)
PHP 8.1+
ext-zip, ext-curl, ext-ftp, ext-mbstring, ext-pdo_mysql