Title: [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] wp-cron.php is returning a 403
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] wp-cron.php is returning a 403

 *  [crhennes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crhennes/)
 * (@crhennes)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-wp-cronphp-is-returning-a-403/)
 * I am receiving the following error: wp-cron.php is returning a 403 and I have
   tried adding define( ‘ALTERNATE_WP_CRON’, true ); to my wp-config.php
    file with
   no luck. I can do a manual backup but can not do scheduled backups. Any help 
   would be appreciated.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-wp-cronphp-is-returning-a-403/#post-2960092)
 * See the FAQ for more details:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/faq/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/faq/)
 * Do you have a maintenance mode or .htaccess plugin activated?

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 * Last reply from: [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-wp-cronphp-is-returning-a-403/#post-2960092)
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