Title: Syntax Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Syntax Error

 *  Resolved [birdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/birdog/)
 * (@birdog)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-47/)
 * Greetings and thanks for the elegant new update.
    However, I have discovered 
   an error in the php syntax that is causing many errors during execution of backups.
   They are as follows:
 * file with error: class-cron.php on line 140 & 141
    $temp_fodler = scandir( BackWPup::
   get_plugin_data( ‘TEMP’ ) ); foreach ( $temp_fodler as $temp_file ) {
 * $temp_fodler should be $temp_folder
 * When this error is corrected, the backup is error-free and much faster.
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  [mrkingid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrkingid/)
 * (@mrkingid)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-47/#post-3512441)
 * That fix helped quite a bit, but I still stall and get
 * WARNING: mysql_ping() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given
 * and i get stuck at
 * 1. Trying to create backup archive …
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-47/#post-3512502)
 * [@birdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/birdog/): i have fixed it thanks.
 * [@mrkingid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrkingid/): i have added a fallback
   for the next release if masql_ping() not works

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 * Last reply from: [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-47/#post-3512502)
 * Status: resolved