Must have Joomla components - part 2 - Akeeba Admin Tools

Protect your website using Akeeba Admin Tools ! 

Aonther component you NEED in any J! installation is Akeeba Admin Tools by Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos.

Akeeba Admin Tools is a Swiss pocketkniife in regards to maintenance and protection of your Joomla site !

As most components and plugins, this comes in both a free and a pro edition.

I've used the pro version on all my sites for a couple years now, and it has always been of more value then the small amount you pay for the pro version! Also, their support is second to none !

Must have Joomla components - part 1 - Akeeba Backup

BACK UP ! Bak up ! Back Up !

Always make sure you have a functional, working backup of your Joomla website ! This cannot be stressed enough !

THE component you NEED in any J! installation is Akeeba Backup by Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos.

Akeeba Backup allows you to create automatic backups of your entire site and database.

You can easily restore backups or move your site and so much more.

As most components and plugins, this comes in both a free and a pro edition.

I've used the pro version on all my sites for a couple years now, and it has always worked great ! Also, their support is second to none !

Joomla Clean Cache Automatic

The cache memory can be annoying if you have made changes to your website.

With this (free or paid) plugin you can automatically or manually empty the cache memory in Joomla.

https://www.regularlabs.com/extensions/cachecleaner

At Regular Labs they have a lot of other useful extensions:

https://www.regularlabs.com/extensions

How to reset your Joomla pasword in PhpMyAdmin

This is how you can reset your Joomla password in PhPMyAdmin :

Joomla documentation