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Did cpanel backup to ftp with no problems - to check the hosting...

This is an irrelevant test. cPanel's backup runs as a system process with no CPU usage / time limit restrictions. Akeeba Backup is a PHP script which runs with CPU usage and time limit restrictions. Moreover, since Akeeba Backup is running inside your web server it is also possible that there are additional restrictions to which external servers it can contact, restrictions which do not apply to cPanel's backup (because that one is running as a system process, of course!). In other words what you did is like driving your car to make sure that the sea is not too rough for a boat ride. It doesn't make much sense and doesn't give you any other insight than knowing that cPanel's backup works.

Regarding your FTP transfer I see that you have a single file which is 142308328 bytes (135.72 Mb) big. It is too big. Why? It's what I explain in the Basic Configuration section of the documentation:

PHP always has a strict time limit, i.e. the maximum time a PHP page may process data before the web server aborts it. Uploading the backup archives to cloud storage takes time, the exact amount of which depends on the size of the file and the network speed. The time limit and the bandwidth are beyond our control, so we can change the only parameter we can touch in order to avoid timeouts: the file size. Akeeba Backup Professional is smart enough to upload each part of the backup archive on a PHP page load of each own, so as to avoid timing out.

So, you just have to use a Part Size for Split Archives in the area of 10-20Mb. This will split your backup in 7 to 14 files with extensions .jpa, .j01, .j02 and so on. Each one of those smaller files can be successfully transferred.

If this doesn't work you will have to contact your host and ask them if there is a firewall blocking connections to external servers from inside a PHP script.

This time I see that your backup fails because of your host's CPU usage limits. You can try using the following configuration parameters in Akeeba Backup's Configuration page:

• Minimum execution time: 1 second
• Maximum execution time: 7 seconds
• Runtime bias: 50%

If this doesn't work, please use the following settings:

• Minimum execution time: 5 seconds
• Maximum execution time: 3 seconds (yes, the maximum is less than the minimum, it's not a typo)
• Runtime bias: 50%

If all else fails please ZIP an attach your new backup log file.

No your backup does complete, the upload doesn't. In fact, I see that you are suffering from a connection timeout to your FTP server.

Frist triple check your FTP settings in Akeeba Backup's configuration. If the Test FTP Connection button reports a success you have an FTP connection so you might want to toggle the Passive Mode checkbox to get the file transfer complete and/or check the FTP Directory (you can use the browse button next to it to make sure you have selected the correct directory). If this doesn't help you should check the permissions of that directory on your FTP server. If the Test FTP Connection returns an error you have to check that all of your connection settings are correct or ask your host if they have a firewall blocking your access to the remote FTP server.

This actually tells me that it is a problem with your web server, most likely a firewall. Please contact your host.

You're welcome :)