Title: Timeout error in BackWPup
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Timeout error in BackWPup

 *  [joeventures](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joeventures/)
 * (@joeventures)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timeout-error-in-backwpup/)
 * I’m receiving a timeout error whenever I try running a full backup of my site.
   Here is the log that appears:
 * > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: BackWPup version 2.1.11, WordPress version 3.4
   > Copyright © 2012 Daniel Hüsken
   >  2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: BackWPup comes
   > with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to 
   > redistribute it under certain conditions. 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: BackWPup
   > job: 1. Full Weekly Backup; DB+FILE 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: BackWPup cron:
   > 0 3 * * 0; Sun, 17 Jun 2012 @ 03:00 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: BackWPup job
   > started manualy 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: PHP ver.: 5.2.17; cgi; Linux 2012/
   > 06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: MySQL ver.: 5.1.63-rel13.4-log 2012/06/14 18:20.07:[
   > INFO]: curl ver.: 7.24.0; OpenSSL/0.9.8b 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: Temp 
   > folder is: /tmp/.backwpup_237713960/ 2012/06/14 18:20.07: [INFO]: Backup file
   > is: /tmp/.backwpup_237713960/backwpup_full_2012-06-14_18-20-07.tar.gz 2012/
   > 06/14 18:20.07: 1. try for database dump… 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “kp_slots” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “kp_users” 2012/06/
   > 14 18:20.07: Dump database table “kp_zero” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “org” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_commentmeta” 2012/
   > 06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_comments” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump
   > database table “wp_2_links” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_options”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_podpress_statcounts” 2012/06/
   > 14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_podpress_stats” 2012/06/14 18:20.07:
   > Dump database table “wp_2_postmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table“
   > wp_2_posts” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_redirection_groups”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_redirection_items” 2012/06/14
   > 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_redirection_logs” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: 
   > Dump database table “wp_2_redirection_modules” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_2_rg_form” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_form_meta”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_form_view” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_lead” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_2_rg_lead_detail” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_lead_detail_long”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_lead_meta” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_rg_lead_notes” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_2_term_relationships” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_term_taxonomy”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_2_terms” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: 
   > Dump database table “wp_4_awpcp_adfees” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database 
   > table “wp_4_awpcp_adphotos” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_awpcp_ads”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_awpcp_adsettings” 2012/06/14
   > 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_awpcp_categories” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: 
   > Dump database table “wp_4_awpcp_pagename” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_commentmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_comments”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_ad_fields” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_ad_forms” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_cp_ad_geocodes” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_ad_meta”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_ad_packs” 2012/06/14 18:20.07:
   > Dump database table “wp_4_cp_ad_pop_daily” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_cp_ad_pop_total” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_coupons”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_cp_order_info” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.07: Dump database table “wp_4_links” 2012/06/14 18:20.07: Dump database 
   > table “wp_4_options” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_postmeta”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_posts” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: 
   > Dump database table “wp_4_redirection_groups” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_redirection_items” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_redirection_logs”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_redirection_modules” 2012/06/
   > 14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_form” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_rg_form_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_form_view”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_lead” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_4_rg_lead_detail” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_rg_lead_detail_long” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “
   > wp_4_rg_lead_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_lead_notes”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_mailchimp” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_rg_userregistration” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: 
   > Dump database table “wp_4_term_relationships” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_4_term_taxonomy” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_4_terms”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_commentmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_5_comments” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table“
   > wp_5_links” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_options” 2012/06/
   > 14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_postmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump 
   > database table “wp_5_posts” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_form”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_form_meta” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_form_view” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_5_rg_lead” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_lead_detail”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_lead_detail_long” 2012/06/
   > 14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_rg_lead_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump
   > database table “wp_5_rg_lead_notes” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table“
   > wp_5_rg_userregistration” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_term_relationships”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_term_taxonomy” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.08: Dump database table “wp_5_terms” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database 
   > table “wp_blog_versions” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_blogs”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_commentmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_comments” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “
   > wp_crm_log” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_crm_log_meta” 2012/
   > 06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_em_bookings” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump
   > database table “wp_em_events” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_em_locations”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_em_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: 
   > Dump database table “wp_em_tickets” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table“
   > wp_em_tickets_bookings” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_links”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_options” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: 
   > Dump database table “wp_postmeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “
   > wp_posts” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_redirection_groups” 
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_redirection_items” 2012/06/14 
   > 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_redirection_logs” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump
   > database table “wp_redirection_modules” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database 
   > table “wp_registration_log” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_form”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_form_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_rg_form_view” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table“
   > wp_rg_lead” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_lead_detail” 2012/
   > 06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_lead_detail_long” 2012/06/14 18:
   > 20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_lead_meta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_rg_lead_notes” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_mailchimp”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_rg_paypal” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_rg_paypal_transaction” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database
   > table “wp_rg_userregistration” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_signups”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_site” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump
   > database table “wp_sitemeta” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_term_relationships”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_term_taxonomy” 2012/06/14 18:20.08:
   > Dump database table “wp_terms” 2012/06/14 18:20.08: Dump database table “wp_usermeta”
   > 2012/06/14 18:20.09: Dump database table “wp_users” 2012/06/14 18:20.09: Database
   > dump done! 2012/06/14 18:20.09: Add database dump “c4atl_wp.sql” with 12.71
   > MB to backup file list 2012/06/14 18:20.09: 1. try for make list of files to
   > backup…. 2012/06/14 18:20.12: 5330 files with 197.73 MB to backup 2012/06/14
   > 18:20.12: 1. try to create tar.gz archive file… 2012/06/14 18:30.38: [ERROR]
   > Job restarted, bcause inactivity! 2012/06/14 18:30.38: 2. try to create tar.
   > gz archive file… 2012/06/14 18:44.20: [ERROR] Job restarted, bcause inactivity!
   > 2012/06/14 18:44.20: 3. try to create tar.gz archive file… 2012/06/14 18:54.39:[
   > ERROR] Job restarted, bcause inactivity! 2012/06/14 18:54.39: [ERROR] Step 
   > arborted has too many trys! 2012/06/14 18:54.39: 1. try sending backup file
   > to Amazon S3… 2012/06/14 18:54.39: Connected to S3 Bucket: c4-backup 2012/06/
   > 14 18:54.39: Upload to Amazon S3 now started… 2012/06/14 18:54.48: Backup transferred
   > to [https://c4-backup.s3.amazonaws.com/backwpup_full_2012-06-14_18-20-07.tar.gz](https://c4-backup.s3.amazonaws.com/backwpup_full_2012-06-14_18-20-07.tar.gz)
   > 2012/06/14 18:54.49: One file deleted on S3 Bucket 2012/06/14 18:54.49: One
   > old log deleted 2012/06/14 18:54.49: Job done in 2082 sec.
 * This started happening a few weeks ago. There have not been any dramatic increases
   in the size of either our database or files. Any help on what I can do about 
   this would be appreciated.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/)

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