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#14864 Could not open Central Directory temporary file for append!

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Latest post by nicholas on Sunday, 03 February 2013 03:21 CST

Saturday, 02 February 2013 13:20 CST

user33293

Hi Nick

Mandatory information about my setup: running easyPHP on my PC, windows 7, and latest php adn mysql

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? yes
Joomla! version: 2.5,.8
PHP version: 5.4.6
MySQL version:  5.5.27
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you) my laptop
Akeeba Backup version:  3.6.12 PRO

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Description of my issue: Backup Failed

The backup operation has been halted because an error was detected.
The last error message was:

Could not open Central Directory temporary file for append!

I am attaching the log file.

Saturday, 02 February 2013 13:51 CST

user33293

I am using easyPHP on my local machine doe dev.

APACHE  2.4.2

MYSQL  5.5.27

PHP  5.4.6

Saturday, 02 February 2013 16:15 CST

nicholas

Are you using Windows XP by any chance?

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Saturday, 02 February 2013 18:48 CST

user33293

No.... I am using Windows 7 Home edition.

Thanks.

Sunday, 03 February 2013 03:21 CST

nicholas

I've never seen that on Windows 7 and Windows 8. What this error message really means is that the operating system ran out of "resources". It doesn't matter if you have a Petabyte of disk space, a 32-core monster and 1 Tb or RAM; Windows has finite "resources" which, among other things, are used for file handlers. I've observed that some versions of PHP are buggy and do not close file descriptors fast enough, leading to this kind of errors. I would suggest swapping easyPHP with Zend Server Community Editions (a.k.a. Zend Server CE) or the latest version of XAMPP or WAMPserver. These are the three server environments I have used on Windows 7 (Home Premium) and Windows 8 (um, do they have editions? It's just an on-line upgrade from W7HP) on the spare laptop I'm using for Windows compatibility testing. I've not run into any issues with them.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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