If you've made the decision
to upgrade your existing
Akeeba Backup Core
to Akeeba Backup Professional
the installation process is fairly simple.
Once you've purchased your subscription
to Akeeba Backup Professional
log in at the akeebabackup.com web site.
Once you've logged in
click on downloads.
Here if we scroll down
you can find a Download link
to Akeeba Backup Professional.
Download that to your own computer
and when that's completed
go to your web site
and install it
just like any other extension
without uninstalling
your existing Akeeba Backup Core.
So go to Extensions,
Manage
install.
Choose the file that you have just downloaded
and click on Open.
When the installation is completed
you will recieve a success message and the following welcome screen.
Go to the Components menu
and select Akeeba Backup.
Right at the top
we have a message about
entering our Download ID
This is required for updates
to the program
so let's go ahead and complete that.
Return to the akeebackup.com web site
and make sure that you are logged in.
Select My Subscriptiosn from the menu.
If you now scroll down
you will see your Download ID.
Simply select and copy it.
Return to your web site
and paste it in.
and click on Apply download id.
We can see that the message has now
disappeared and we have completed
the upgrade to Akeeba Backup Professional