Title: UnexpectedValueException
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# UnexpectedValueException

 *  Resolved [cowgod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowgod/)
 * (@cowgod)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/)
 * When I run the Duplicator system checks, everything is green and appears to be
   good to go. When I create a package, it seems like it works, and I can download
   the package. However, when I open the zip file, it’s empty. This is a snippet
   what is displayed in the log. Please help!
 * ZIPARCHIVE OPENED
    DATABASE.SQL ADDED TO ZIP: C:/inetpub/mysite/wp-snapshots/
   51b0cbf9b00cc6619_20130606_mysite_database.sql log:class.zip=>runtime error: 
   exception ‘UnexpectedValueException’ with message ‘DirectoryIterator::__construct(
   C:/inetpub/mysite,C:/inetpub/mysite): Access is denied. (code: 5)’ in C:\inetpub\
   mysite\wp-content\plugins\duplicator\classes\class.zip.php:100 Stack trace: #
   0 C:\inetpub\mysite\wp-content\plugins\duplicator\classes\class.zip.php(100):
   DirectoryIterator->__construct(‘C:/inetpub/mysi…’) #1 C:\inetpub\mysite\wp-content\
   plugins\duplicator\classes\class.zip.php(59): Duplicator_Zip->resursiveZip(‘C:/
   inetpub/mysi…’) #2 C:\inetpub\mysite\wp-content\plugins\duplicator\inc\actions.
   php(80): Duplicator_Zip->__construct(‘C:/inetpub/mysi…’, ‘C:/inetpub/mysi…’, ‘
   C:/inetpub/mysi…’) #3 [internal function]: duplicator_create(”) #4 C:\inetpub\
   mysite\wp-includes\plugin.php(406): call_user_func_array(‘duplicator_crea…’, 
   Array) #5 C:\inetpub\mysite\wp-admin\admin-ajax.php(72): do_action(‘wp_ajax_duplica…’)#
   6 {main} ARCHIVE INFO: ZipArchive Object ( [status] => 0 [statusSys] => 0 [numFiles]
   => 1 [filename] => C:\inetpub\mysite\wp-snapshots\51b0cbf9b00cc6619_20130606_mysite_package.
   zip [comment] => )
 * STATS: Directories= 0 | Files = 0 | Links = 0 | hidden files may not be counted
   on some servers
    CLOSE RETURNED: ‘1’ ZIP TOTAL RUNTIME: 0.4212 sec. ZIP FILE 
   SIZE: 458.73KB RECORDED ARCHIVE ID: 4
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/#post-3819935)
 * Looks like that may be a bug in the PHP Core.
    see: [https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55468](https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55468)
 * The issue does look to be permissions related as you are getting this
 * > Access is denied.
 * Because your on your own box I can’t really help you debug. You may try to recursively
   make sure no files are set to readonly, and try to relax the permissions for 
   the PHP process as much as you possibly can…
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/#post-3820035)
 * Hey cowgod,
 * Any success on getting this going?
 *  Thread Starter [cowgod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cowgod/)
 * (@cowgod)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/#post-3820047)
 * Unfortunately, no. I was pressed for time, so I just dumped the database, tarred
   up the content, moved everything to the new server, then ran the [Search and Replace tool](http://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/)
   on the database. It got the job done, but it wasn’t nearly as elegant.
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/#post-3820053)
 * Sounds good! Thanks for the feedback!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpectedvalueexception/#post-3820053)
 * Status: resolved