Title: Zip error Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Zip error * Resolved [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/) * When making a backup, this error comes up: Zip warning, check log. * Please advise. I’m not sure if the backup i reliable… * Regards, * Rob * This is what the log looks like: * 0000.004 (0) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin ([http://updraftplus.com](http://updraftplus.com)): 1.9.26 WP: 4.0 PHP: 5.6.0 (SunOS localhost 5.10 Generic_142901-13 i86pc) MySQL: Server: Apache/2.2.27 (Unix) safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 26.1M | 26.8M) multisite: N mcrypt: Y LANG: ZipArchive::addFile: Y 0000.010 (0) Free space on disk containing Updraft’s temporary directory: Unknown 0000.024 (0) Tasks: Backup files: 1 (schedule: daily) Backup DB: 1 (schedule: daily) 0000.030 (0) Requesting semaphore lock (fd) 0000.034 (0) Set semaphore last lock (fd) time to 2014-10-07 19:44:28 0000.035 (0) Semaphore lock (fd) complete 0000.040 (0) Backup run: resumption=0, nonce=cb3ad0784fdf, begun at=1412711068( 0s ago), job type=backup 0000.043 (0) Scheduling a resumption (1) after 300 seconds( 1412711368) in case this run gets aborted 0000.053 (0) Checking if we have a zip executable available 0000.055 (0) Testing: /usr/bin/zip 0000.092 (0) Output: zip warning: binziptest/test.zip not found or empty 0000.110 (0) Output: adding: binziptest/subdir1/ (in=0) (out=0) (stored 0%) 0000.111 (0) Output: adding: binziptest/ subdir1/subdir2/ (in=0) (out=0) (stored 0%) 0000.112 (0) Output: adding: binziptest/ subdir1/subdir2/test.html (in=127) (out=105) (deflated 17%) 0000.112 (0) Output: total bytes=127, compressed=105 -> 17% savings 0000.142 (0) Output: adding: binziptest/ subdir1/subdir2/test2.html (in=134) (out=109) (deflated 19%) 0000.143 (0) Output: total bytes=261, compressed=214 -> 18% savings 0000.283 (0) Working binary zip found: /usr/bin/zip 0000.285 (0) Zip engine: found/will use a binary zip: /usr/ bin/zip 0000.287 (0) Creation of backups of directories: beginning 0000.312 ( 0) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 500 Mb) * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/) Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370612) * Hi Rob, * There ought to be more log file than that… if you post it at pastebin.com, and then post the link here, then that would be best. Posting long logs direct into the forum is frowned on by the wordpress.org forum moderators. * Best wishes, David * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370627) * Hi David, * This is the link. [http://pastebin.com/mzFSYLtn](http://pastebin.com/mzFSYLtn) * B.R. * Rob * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370632) * Hi Rob, * In the log file is this: * > 0017.540 (0) Binary zip: error (code: 159 – a code above 127 normally means > that the zip process was deliberately killed … and also check that your hosting > account quota is not full) * “Deliberately killed” could mean something like the web hosting company killed the process, if they thought it was using too much resources. But not necessarily. * There then follows in the log a list of files that are likely missing from the backup. So, you’ll want to either copy those files separately, or run a fresh backup. * A future release of UpdraftPlus will retry in this particular situation, to avoid any need for manual action or reading log files! This warning does not occur often, so hopefully if you retry you will not see it again. * David * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370646) * Hi David, * The plug-in worked fine for several months. Every time I made a backup and stored in the Dropbox. * Strange thing is that this error comes up every time a try to make a backup now. It started last Saturday and since then I tried it a dozen times, with every time the same error. * My free hosting space is 9.400MB, and also the Dropbox has free space enough… * Regards, * Rob * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370649) * Hi David, * I looked in the log and found that the plugin had some trouble with a couple of MP4 files. I excluded them from the backup and now it doesn’t give the error anymore. * There’s just one thing I don’t understand.. The log also shows: * “0000.055 (0) Testing: /usr/bin/zip 0000.092 (0) Output: zip warning: binziptest/ test.zip not found or empty” * Does this have any influence on the reliability of the backup, or is this information I can ignore? * K.R. * Rob * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370668) * Hi Rob, * Probably your web hosting company added something on their servers to kill-off long running processes. * Add this to your wp-config.php, and it’ll cause UD to use a different zip engine which doesn’t use an external zip process: * define(‘UPDRAFTPLUS_NO_BINZIP’, true); * > 0000.055 (0) Testing: /usr/bin/zip > 0000.092 (0) Output: zip warning: binziptest/ > test.zip not found or empty * That’s normal. * Best wishes, David * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370682) * Hi David, * I changed wp-config as you advised, included the .MP4 files again, and everything is working fine! * Thank you very much for the quick support! * Regards, * Rob * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370683) * Resolved! * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370684) * Hi Rob, * We should both read the log file more carefully! It has this in it: * > 0017.544 (0) Closing the zip file returned an error (File Size Limit Exceeded). > List of files we were trying to add follows (check their permissions). * Looks like your web hosting company has introduced a maximum filesize for created files. You should ask them what it is, and then configured it in the ‘split’ size setting in the expert settings at the bottom of the UpdraftPlus ‘Settings’ tab. * Who are they, by the way? I’ve only heard of one hosting company before who’s done this (Strato). * Best wishes, David * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370685) * Hi Rob, * You’re welcome. Looks like our posts just crossed! You’re more likely to get the problem again if you don’t tweak the setting I mentioned. * Best wishes, David * Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/) * (@davidanderson) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370686) * … though, on the other hand, the web hosting company’s limitation might only apply to files created by external processes, so possibly the change I mentioned happens to avoid it anyway. * David * Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * (@robbuiks) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370687) * Hi David, * It’s Strato indeed! I changed the max file size to 500MB per archive. Good to know that the use a maximum file size, I didn’t knew… Let’s see what happens in the next few weeks. 🙂 * Thanks again. * Rob Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Zip error’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/updraftplus/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1686200) * [UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/updraftplus/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/updraftplus/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/updraftplus/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/updraftplus/reviews/) ## Tags * [zip](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/zip/) * 12 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbuiks/) * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-1/#post-5370687) * Status: resolved