Title: Schedule Backup get PHP EXECUTION TIMEOUT ERROR Started
Last modified: September 14, 2017

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# Schedule Backup get PHP EXECUTION TIMEOUT ERROR Started

 *  Resolved [lukeliu2k4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukeliu2k4/)
 * (@lukeliu2k4)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/schedule-backup-get-php-execution-timeout-error-started/)
 * version: BackupGuard 1.1.52
 * hosting providers say can not change Max execution time: 30.
    what can i do?
 * **backup.log:**
 * Date: 2017-09-12 16:09:00
    Backup Method: reload User Mode: pro BackupGuard version:
   1.1.52 Supported archive version: 5 Database prefix: wp_ Site URL: [http://escortram.com](http://escortram.com)
   Home URL: [http://escortram.com](http://escortram.com) Uploads path: /var/www/
   vhosts/escortram.com/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads Site installation: standard 
   OS: Linux Server: Apache User agent: WordPress/4.8.1; [http://escortram.com](http://escortram.com)
   PHP version: 5.6.9 SAPI: cgi-fcgi MySQL version: 5.5.43 Int size: 8 Int lib: 
   gmp Memory limit: 268435456 Max execution time: 30 Disk free space: 524.7GB Environment:
   WordPress 4.8.1 Backup type: files,database
 * 2017-09-12 16:09:00: Start backup
    2017-09-12 16:09:00: Reload method set to 
   ajax 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Reload method changed to stream 2017-09-12 16:10:00:
   Start backup database 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Total tables to backup: 31 2017-09-
   12 16:10:00: Total rows to backup: 372584 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table:
   wp_options 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_options 2017-09-12 16:10:
   00: Start backup table: smackuci_events 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End backup table:
   smackuci_events 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table: smackuci_history 2017-
   09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: smackuci_history 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start
   backup table: wp_commentmeta 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_commentmeta
   2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table: wp_comments 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End
   backup table: wp_comments 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table: wp_links 2017-
   09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_links 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup 
   table: wp_participants_database 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_participants_database
   2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table: wp_participants_database_fields 2017-
   09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_participants_database_fields 2017-09-12 
   16:10:00: Start backup table: wp_participants_database_groups 2017-09-12 16:10:
   00: End backup table: wp_participants_database_groups 2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start
   backup table: wp_pmxe_exports 2017-09-12 16:10:00: End backup table: wp_pmxe_exports
   2017-09-12 16:10:00: Start backup table: wp_pmxe_google_cats 2017-09-12 16:11:
   00: End backup table: wp_pmxe_google_cats 2017-09-12 16:11:00: Start backup table:
   wp_pmxe_posts 2017-09-12 16:11:00: End backup table: wp_pmxe_posts 2017-09-12
   16:11:00: Start backup table: wp_pmxe_templates 2017-09-12 16:11:00: End backup
   table: wp_pmxe_templates 2017-09-12 16:11:00: Start backup table: wp_pmxi_files
   2017-09-12 16:11:00: End backup table: wp_pmxi_files 2017-09-12 16:11:00: Start
   backup table: wp_pmxi_history 2017-09-12 16:11:00: End backup table: wp_pmxi_history
   2017-09-12 16:11:00: Start backup table: wp_pmxi_imports 2017-09-12 16:11:00:
   End backup table: wp_pmxi_imports 2017-09-12 16:11:00: Start backup table: wp_pmxi_posts
   2017-09-14 00:27:00: SGExceptionExecutionTimeError: Execution timeout error [
   File: /var/www/vhosts/escortram.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/backup-guard-
   gold/com/core/backup/SGBackup.php, Line: 113, URL: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.ph

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 *  Plugin Author [JetBackup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupguard/)
 * (@backupguard)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/schedule-backup-get-php-execution-timeout-error-started/#post-9496938)
 * [@lukeliu2k4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukeliu2k4/) try to decrease
   the following option in your BackupGuard settings section: “Number of rows to
   backup at once”. E.g. set it 1000 instead of 10000. Generally the mentioned approach
   resolves execution timeout exceptions for large tables where execution time limit
   is not sufficient to dump it at once.

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