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#17759 Command Line Backup 3.8.2

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Environment Information

Joomla! version
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PHP version
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Akeeba Backup version
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Latest post by nicholas on Tuesday, 08 October 2013 06:45 CDT

user79095
Mandatory information about my setup:

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: (2.5.14)
PHP version: (5.3.13)
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Akeeba Backup version: (3.8.2)

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Description of my issue: Command line falled with the above version I have try to found where the error is but (I'm stack) .

Many Thanks for your help

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
The version is irrelevant. The backup needs more than 5 minutes to complete. Your host has hardcoded a 5 minute time limit in their CRON jobs. Please ask your host to lift or increase this time limit.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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user79095
Hi Nicholas

I have all ready advice to my host in order to increase this time limit,
but I have smaller site around 40Mb which appears with the same error...

Many Thanks for your support

Regards
Vagelis

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
I will need to look at its log file. Please open a new ticket for that other site.

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!

user79095
Hi Nick

Unfortunately I see your message very late and my host provider have all ready increase the time limit from 60 to 240...

I have another sites which I'm going to implement your solution on the same host so as soon as I have the log I will open a new ticket

Many Thanks / Regards
Vagelis

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
240 seconds = 4 minutes. As I wrote above:
The version is irrelevant. The backup needs more than 5 minutes to complete. Your host has hardcoded a 5 minute time limit in their CRON jobs. Please ask your host to lift or increase this time limit.

So, basically, you verified my educated guess: the CRON job timeout is way too small to complete a backup.

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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