Abort this run: the backup_time parameter appears to be empty

Not really, Myself I haven’t did anything to the database while it was backing up. The last manual backup hanged at 41% and I pressed the backup button again and I am monitoring to see what happens.

Could it be the Database backup plugin? Hmmm, but they were happy together, I’m going to do some experiments and let you know 🙂

Oh! I just received an email, the backup went through and it appears on Dropbox.

By the way, there is a new version for your plugin, should I upgrade?

Thanks,

Imad

Yes, thank you. Still monitoring. I will let you know later after few backups.

I am carious to know which remote storage you recommend the most that work with your plugin without problems, S3 or Dropbox?

Hi David,

Yes, I have Dropbox set. I am still having the same problem “Abort this run: the backup_time parameter appears to be empty…” Although I have deactivated and let the backup run and finally reactivated all plugins one by one since the backup running fine, and all of sudden got the same message with next backup schedule.

Please let me know what do, My backup sets showing Not Complete because of that.

Thanks,

Imad

No not at all. I just wiped the settings and Configured S3, tested S3 Settings, configured the schedule with 8 Hours and 42 retained copies, and finally saved my settings and the backup is running right now.

I am Suspecting 2 things: 1st Dropbox, 2nd I just finished a new settings and saved everything at one shot, meaning, It seems (not sure though) If I configure the backup at every 4 hours and changed anything the settings later on it breaks and start to show me the error again “Abort this run: the backup_time parameter appears to be empty…”

Right now it’s running with S3 every 8 hours and it should retain 42 copies, let’s what happened. What is driving me nuts, that it seems to be a dynamic issue.

regarding the email address notification. I don’t understand your message. Can I still be able to use my email, the one the that is associated with my admin account?

Man, I think I understood it the way around, not sure what you do you mean, but I have used different email in the notification field and not the one that is associated with my admin account.

So now which email should I use, the One that is associated with my Admin Account, or use an email different then the one that is associated with my admin account?

I don’t really care which email to use, any email works fine with me, but now i am not sure which one to use and it doesn’t need an add-on.

Thanks,

Imad

Is it fine to use this email address for notification as it shows below? This email is not associated with my admin account.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/btl4ksl4wyyxtwg/updraftplus-email-notification.png

By the way, the following link shows the “Abort this run: the backup_time parameter appears to be empty…” message and how it appears under updraftplus

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9m8kzubuvhx1bx/updrafterror.png

Thank you David for all your help,

Imad

It took 6 minutes to finish the backup with S3, but with dropbox it used to take sometimes more than half an hour!

I will monitor today and I will let you know probably by tomorrow if I still getting the same message “Abort this run: the backup_time parameter appears to be empty…”