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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing] Caching FAQ](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caching-faq/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [7 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caching-faq/#post-18677651)
 * An FAQ is still very useful especially as searching for “cache” on the documentation
   doesn’t return anything. Plus of course at the time, I had no idea that it was
   caching. Maybe add the FAQ to the bottom of [Quick Start Guide – My Tickets: Documentation](https://docs.joedolson.com/my-tickets/2016/04/07/quick-start-guide/)?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager] My Calendar support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-calendar-support/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-calendar-support/#post-18556573)
 * Thanks – will get the Pro version purchased.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] FTP upload has started failing at GoDaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/#post-18195500)
 * BTW – before we migrated, we’d switched to Updraft Plus! backups to Google Drive.
   Worked well but we were using a free Google account so limited to 15GB which 
   was about four days of backup.
 * >I’m still using GoDaddy for my DNS.
 * Same here but only until that service expires and then it’s moving as well. Just
   don’t trust them anymore. I once had the displeasure of migrating M365 email 
   from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365 hosted. I’ve still got the grey hairs to prove 
   it. What a disaster. It took them FOUR days to release the domain from their 
   tenant so it could work with M365. Four days of lost email. Each time all I got
   was “We’ve released it, give it two hours”.
 * Anyway, this is about UpdraftPlus, an excellent product. Hostinger offer free
   backup but it’s only weekly but better than nothing. So we still run UpdraftPlus
   backing up to client’s own FTP server.
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] FTP upload has started failing at GoDaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/#post-18193337)
 * Yes but you don’t really want to hear it. I migrated the three charity websites
   to Hostinger where UpDraftPlus! works flawlessly. GoDaddy is no longer a very
   good host IMO. Lots of big adverts on TV but when we reviewed the costs, Hostinger
   was at least half the price (free SSL was a clincher). This problem was the final
   straw and it coincided with annual renewal. I was very pleased with the Hostinger
   admin console which is easier to use than cPanel which I’ve always found rather
   sketchy. Not using cPanel also saves a bit on license costs.
   I had one query 
   for Hostinger and I got an answer via chat in minutes. The person I was chatting
   with clearly knew what they were talking about. Another black mark for GoDaddy.
   I **fear **having to contact their support.Even in the dying throws, GoDaddy 
   annoyed us by changing the DNS records to point to parking when the hosting package
   expired. Why!!!
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Unable to restore backup on GoDaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-restore-backup-on-godaddy/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-restore-backup-on-godaddy/#post-17937136)
 * Will do but it might be a while before I can test the restore again. This is 
   a live server so time to experiment is limited. It’s not a mission critical system–
   a charity website, so I can work at weekends.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] FTP upload has started failing at GoDaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-upload-has-started-failing-at-godaddy/#post-17937129)
 * I do yes.
 * It’s worked flawlessly for years so either UpdraftPlus changed something or GoDaddy
   did. I managed to restore a backup from 20th July when backups were working with
   an older version of UpdraftPlus – same problem. So fingers very much pointing
   at GoDaddy. I’m restoring a backup to a server in my dev environment as a test.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] Unable to restore backup on GoDaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-restore-backup-on-godaddy/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-restore-backup-on-godaddy/#post-17933966)
 * The restore eventually stopped with a continue or dismiss prompt. I did a continue
   but then it reports that one of the ZIP files is missing: [https://i.imgur.com/8APi76E.png](https://i.imgur.com/8APi76E.png)
 * Looking in the updraft folder using FTP and that file has been corrupted: [https://i.imgur.com/dzXhmL5.png](https://i.imgur.com/dzXhmL5.png).
   Notice how the file size is now zero bytes (!) and the time stamp has been modified,
   i.e. something has written to the ZIP file…
 * I’m going to have to give up with UpDraftPlus restore and see if I can unpack
   the ZIP files manually.
 * PS. I’m **more** than happy to accept this is crap GoDaddy hosting. The hosting
   is up for renewal in a week so I’m urgently looking at another host.
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] FTP login error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-login-error-2/)
 *  [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-login-error-2/#post-17933695)
 * You’re not with GoDaddy by chance are you? Because our FTP backups have failed
   too but with a different error. Ours seems to be more firewall related. I’m just
   about to restore an earlier backup of the website from 20th July when backups
   were working to isolate UpdraftPlus or GoDaddy.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin] FTP login error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-login-error-2/)
 *  [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-login-error-2/#post-17933499)
 * >My server has had SSL connections for a while, it’s not new. I solved it by 
   installing a different plugin.
 * Do you mean you stopped using UpdraftPlus?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager] Calendar Listing Info Not Displaying](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calendar-listing-info-not-displaying/)
 *  [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calendar-listing-info-not-displaying/#post-17755266)
 * I updated our website an hour or so back and the problem was still there so I
   restored the backup. Tickets for the beer festival had to go online today so 
   I’ve stuck with not updating the plug-in. Seems to be working okay as 20 tickets
   sold already.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager] Calendar Listing Info Not Displaying](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calendar-listing-info-not-displaying/)
 *  [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/calendar-listing-info-not-displaying/#post-17752033)
 * Phew, thank goodness there’s a fix. Just come to put the beer festival tickets
   on sale and got this problem.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Calendar - Accessible Event Manager] Undefined variable $grid](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefined-variable-grid/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefined-variable-grid/#post-15654133)
 * I didn’t spot this error on my pilot site as PHP error reporting was off by default.
   I’ve just added the following to wp_config.php which hides the error until it
   can be fixed:
 * ini_set(‘display_errors’,’Off’);
    ini_set(‘error_reporting’, E_ALL ); define(‘
   WP_DEBUG’, false); define(‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, false);
 * I’ve turned error reporting on in my pilot site and the error now displays there.
   So can test if a fix works before adding to live.
 * Text copy of the error:
 * Warning: Undefined variable $grid in /usr/share/nginx/pilot.bbf/wp-content/plugins/
   my-calendar/my-calendar-core.php on line 519
    -  This reply was modified 4 years ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
    -  This reply was modified 4 years ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[My Tickets - Accessible Event Ticketing] Customise receipt screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-receipt-screen/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customise-receipt-screen/#post-15638975)
 * Thanks Joe – will give it a go. Need to make a donation as MyTickets is a godsend
   for a small charity. Cheers, Rob.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Photo Gallery by 10Web - Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery] Unable to upload images (NGINX web server)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-upload-images-nginx-web-server/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-upload-images-nginx-web-server/#post-15627590)
 * Later… the original VM was built under VMware Workstation. I’ve just gone through
   exactly the same build process on a Hyper-V based VM and Photo Gallery works 
   fine! So I’d ignore this one – must be a problem at my end.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Photo Gallery by 10Web - Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery] Unable to upload images (NGINX web server)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-upload-images-nginx-web-server/)
 *  Thread Starter [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/)
 * (@robnicholson)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-upload-images-nginx-web-server/#post-15626174)
 * I notice that it seems to do stuff in blocks of 5. If you watch wp-content/uploads/
   photo-gallery, you see file images appear, then a big pause, then another 5 etc.
   What exactly is it doing after the image is uploaded? Don’t think it’s generating
   the thumbnail as those appear almost immediately after the image appears in the
   root photo-gallery folder.
 * I’m uploading 80 photos with a total size of 103MB so not exactly massive numbers
   or sizes.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by [robnicholson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robnicholson/).

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