Title: Backup Database failed
Last modified: September 19, 2016

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# Backup Database failed

 *  Resolved [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/)
 * (@markwebstar)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-database-failed-2/)
 * I’m trying to backup a site using Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 
   but it’s failing :-
    Database Failed To Backup On ’19 Sep 16 @ 9:18 am’. Backup
   File Size Is 0KB.
 * The warning message is as follows :-
    Warning: escapeshellarg() has been disabled
   for security reasons in /home/[ADDRESSREMOVED]/public_html/archive/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-dbmanager/database-backup.php on line 51
 * Please could someone help me to fix this problem ?
 * Thanks !

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 *  Plugin Contributor [cageehv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cageehv/)
 * (@cageehv)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-database-failed-2/#post-8198425)
 * Hey Mark,
 * Seems like your provider increased the security of your site (safe mode?).
    Apparently
   the use of escapeshellarg() has been switched off. So contact them and ask what
   they did…
 * Good luck!
 * Rolf
 *  Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/)
 * (@markwebstar)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-database-failed-2/#post-8201737)
 * That seems to be correct – my provider says that scapeshellarg() had been disabled
   in php.ini so they have removed it from the blocklist.
 * It seems to be working now.
 * Thanks Rolf !

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 * Last reply from: [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-database-failed-2/#post-8201737)
 * Status: resolved