Title: aetool's Replies | WordPress.org --- # aetool [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [re-hiding custoimizer preview](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-hiding-custoimizer-preview/) * Thread Starter [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-hiding-custoimizer-preview/#post-10471491) * I am using the customizr theme and in the appearance/customize menu there was a button that said “click to show preview” or similar. * The upshot is that now in certain areas of the appearance/customize menus, things get all squeezed and mangled because the preview window takes up all the space. I want the preview pane to be like it was before as in not there at all. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] stopped working after a week](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stopped-working-after-a-week/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stopped-working-after-a-week/#post-10262215) * Same thing happened to me and to multiple sites. I suspect that a plugin is interfering with it. Sorry about the support issue you are having. But the way the backup plugin is designed, there is no way to properly troubleshoot/trace where or when things go wrong. In the end I wrote my own backup scripts. It isn’t hard. Simply zip/tar/cpio up the whole directory tree, then do a mysql dump of the database, compress/zip/gzip the sql dump file and then send the two files to the cloud if you want. Just for giggles, I send a SMS message to myself that the backups have completed. There is a free SMS messaging service that is available. You do NOT have to pay for SMS messaging from Linux or Windows. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] No backup – No error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-backup-no-error/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-backup-no-error/#post-10109938) * I have the same issue here. What I had to do was to write my own backup scheme. It wasn’t hard. It just took a few minutes, plus I copy my backup to the google cloud. * I know that isn’t what you wanted to hear, but that was the only practical solution I could come up with. What is needed is a bunch of code added to the plugin so that debugging/tracing is possible. It was quicker for me to just write my own backup scripts. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] How to do exclusions without wildcards?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-exclusions-without-wildcards/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-exclusions-without-wildcards/#post-10028143) * Assuming this is on linux, try defining as ‘./dir/’ * also try defining it as ‘dir’ * you can also try ‘./dir/.’ - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/). * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[YITH WooCommerce Social Login] Redirection Problem with gmail, doesn’t work properly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-problem-with-gmail-doesnt-work-properly/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-problem-with-gmail-doesnt-work-properly/#post-10003569) * I have found issues when combined with recaptcha and google auth. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[YITH WooCommerce Social Login] Redirection Problem with gmail, doesn’t work properly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-problem-with-gmail-doesnt-work-properly/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirection-problem-with-gmail-doesnt-work-properly/#post-10003343) * Unless you provide some details, no one can help you. I use it all the time and email redirect does indeed work correctly. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] Error message: php zip read error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-php-zip-read-error/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-php-zip-read-error/#post-9992496) * THe files are missing. Either your hard drive is failing, you have been hacked, or there is some other failure. * Uninstall and reinstall. If it keeps recurring, install, rename the directory to something like .foo and install again. Check your server logs. - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/). * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] Worst Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worst-plugin-28/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worst-plugin-28/#post-9910815) * I would not call it the worst plugin. The worst plugin is one that installs correctly, setup is right yet it does not do anything and it causes all of the admin function to display nothing but a white screen. * There seems to be some plugin conflicts with BUWP. What makes it really frustrating is that there is no debugging available. I am tempted to write a plugin that works no matter what. My problem is that I do NOT want to write a windows version. Anyone that runs WP on windows is not really serious about their site(s). * Some have called me a Unix/Linux bigot. I just know what works and works without a ton of grief. * I have lost interest in this plugin. I wrote my own backup solution and removed BUWP from all the sites I administer due to the non-existant debugging info, lack of support, silent failures, etc. My program creates the archives of file system and data base, uploads the backup archives to the cloud, sends SMS and/ or email messages upon completion and/or failure, and do I do it all for free. * rich * . * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] Does Not Work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-877/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-877/#post-9876265) * Can you give any additional info about your site? * Plugins installed. http or https reverse proxy platform (Linux/Windows?) and versions php version * It might help others that have similar issues. * Forum: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) In reply to: [WP and squid reverse proxy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-and-squid-reverse-proxy/) * Thread Starter [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-and-squid-reverse-proxy/#post-9832805) * backupwordpress does not work. That seems to be the only thing that does not work. - This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] BUWP and HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buwp-and-https/) * Thread Starter [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buwp-and-https/#post-9832793) * I am in the middle of converting another e-commerce site to https. Yes, BUWP does not work. * With the demands made by paypal and regulators to force HTTPS, this is going to be a bigger problem as time goes on. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] php: escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-escapeshellcmd-has-been-disabled-for-security-reasons/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-escapeshellcmd-has-been-disabled-for-security-reasons/#post-9827104) * I am surprised that you found something that meets your needs. I tried several and gave up. * You are welcome. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[BackUpWordPress] php: escapeshellcmd() has been disabled for security reasons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-escapeshellcmd-has-been-disabled-for-security-reasons/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-escapeshellcmd-has-been-disabled-for-security-reasons/#post-9826003) * I have a problem getting the backup plugin to run since I had to update to https. Since I am behind a reverse poroxy, it proved to be a challenge. Anyway, what I did was to write my own backup program and have it run from cron. It took about 20 minutes to implement. I get full backups of the database and all the files. * Of all the wordpress backup plugins available, this one is the best, but it just won’t run in my situation unless some code changes are made. I am not willing to go through that grief. * I suggest that if you are hosted on a linux platform, write your own backup solution. * If you need a copy of my script, let me know and I will post it. At least you will have a backup until your issues are sorted out. * rich * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[YITH WooCommerce Social Login] Change the default Facebook permissions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-default-facebook-permissions/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-the-default-facebook-permissions/#post-9825269) * Facebook permissions? * I am not sure what you need. * DO you have some details of what you want? - This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[User Email Verification for WooCommerce] huge gap before email first line](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/huge-gap-before-email-first-line/) * [aetool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/) * (@aetool) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/huge-gap-before-email-first-line/#post-9815079) * If you are on a linux server and use the linux mailer to forward mail to google or some other SMTP agent, then adding a simple grep statement would be one way to fix the issue. Adding a “| grep . ” to the stream will take out blank lines. Brute force would be the cut out the lines such as cut -f1,12, 22,99 where lines 1-12 are the header and the next 10 lines are skipped/deleted, and then lines 22-99 left intact. * I know it can be painful to set up something like that if you haven’t done it before, but it is a solution. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aetool/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)