Title: Database Backup Errors with Version 5.6.6 Last modified: March 9, 2026 --- # Database Backup Errors with Version 5.6.6 * Resolved [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/) * A similar post was created a few days ago along this same topic by Matt S. * I am having exactly the same issue since updating to version 5.6.6. My database is quite small (3,077 KB). The error happens with both the automatic, and with manual backups. I tried adjusting my settings (recommended in the answer to Matt’s posting) to Minimum and 20 seconds, but this made no difference. All my weekly backups have been flawless until this last one (now using 5.6.6). The error email I received follows: * [INFO] BackWPup 5.6.6; A project of WP Media [INFO] WordPress 6.9.1 on [https://xxxxx/](https://xxxxx/)( _my exclusion for this posting_)[INFO] Log Level: Normal[INFO] BackWPup job: Database[INFO] Logfile is: backwpup_log_xxxxx.html[INFO] Backup file is: 2026- 03-09_00-03-13_xxxxx_DBDUMP.zip[09-Mar-2026 00:03:13] 1. Try to backup database…[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:13] Connected to database dxxxxx on dxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:13] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 92274688 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 20480 bytes)[09-Mar-2026 00:03:14] 2. Try to backup database…[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:14] Connected to database dxxxxx on dxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:14] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 90177536 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 528384 bytes)[09-Mar-2026 00:03:16] 3. Try to backup database…[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:16] Connected to database dxxxxx on dxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:16] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 90177536 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 528384 bytes)[09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts![09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] 1. Trying to generate a manifest file …[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] Added manifest.json file with 2.89 KB to backup file list.[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] 1. Trying to create backup archive …[09-Mar-2026 00:03: 18] Compressing files as ZipArchive. Please be patient, this may take a moment.[ 09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] Backup archive created.[09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] Archive size is 1.12 KB.[09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] 2 Files with 3.11 KB in Archive.[09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] 1 old log deleted[09-Mar-2026 00:03:18] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 5 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution. * I’m not a database guru, but looking at things thru IONOS, I see no problems or errors. Indeed, the automatic IONOS database backup is there, though it was last run a few days before this BackWPup attempt (therefore isn’t current with my Sunday activity). * Is it possible to revert back to version 5.6.5 to see if it still works? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18846330) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), * Thank you for sharing the detailed log. * As a first step, you can try rolling back to the previous version to confirm whether the issue is related to the recent update. You can download the older version here: * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/advanced/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/advanced/) * Please download **version 5.6.5** and install it over the current version (you do not need to delete the plugin). * Once done, try running the backup again and see if it completes without the memory error. If it works correctly on 5.6.5, please let me know and we can continue investigating the behavior in **5.6.6**. * Looking forward to your update. * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18847098) * Per your direction, I downloaded the version 5.6.5 and uploaded it to my website. My backups are working **_perfectly_** with this older version. I will hold off updating to a newer (current) version until I’m sure the issue has been resolved in the newest version. In the meantime, I’ll still be able to do my backups. * Thanks for giving me direction, and good luck in resolving the issue. * I’ll mark this issue as _Resolved_ once the newest version is tested. In the meantime, I suspect that the older version will hold us over for the time being. - This reply was modified 3 months ago by [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/). Reason: Holding off the issue as resolved until it truly is * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18853669) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), * Just wanted to follow up on this. * At the moment, we haven’t been able to identify a clear root cause, mainly because we don’t have a reliable way to reproduce the issue on our end. * However, one of the users reported that optimizing/cleaning up the database helped resolve the same issue: * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18852429](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18852429) * Could you please try that and let me know if it makes any difference? * If the issue still persists, I would recommend reaching out to our support team directly so we can take a closer look at your specific setup and investigate this further. * Best regards, * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18854489) * I have followed your direction and have optimized/cleaned up the database at my web host IONOS. I then updated my BackWPup from version 5.6.5 to version 5.6.6. Unfortunately this has made no difference, with the database backup still failing. Below is the error report (the “XXXXX” is my editing over the actual numbers): * [ERROR] BackWPup log 17-Mar-2026 07:36: Database * [INFO] BackWPup 5.6.6; A project of WP Media [INFO] WordPress 6.9.4 on [https://xxxxx/](https://xxxxx/ (my exclusion for this posting))( _my exclusion for this posting_)[INFO] Log Level: Normal[INFO] BackWPup job: Database[INFO] Logfile is: backwpup_log_xxxxx.html[INFO] Backup file is: 2026- 03-17_12-36-09_xxxxx_DBDUMP.zip[17-Mar-2026 12:36:09] 1. Try to backup database…[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:09] Connected to database dbxxxxx on dbxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:10] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 90177536 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 20480 bytes)[17-Mar-2026 12:36:13] 2. Try to backup database…[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:13] Connected to database dbxxxxx on dbxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:13] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 90177536 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 528384 bytes)[17-Mar-2026 12:36:15] 3. Try to backup database…[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:15] Connected to database dbxxxxx on dbxxxxx.hosting-data.io[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:15] ERROR: Allowed memory size of 90177536 bytes exhausted ( tried to allocate 528384 bytes)[17-Mar-2026 12:36:17] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts![17-Mar-2026 12:36:17] 1. Trying to generate a manifest file …[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:17] Added manifest.json file with 2.89 KB to backup file list.[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:17] 1. Trying to create backup archive …[17-Mar-2026 12:36: 17] Compressing files as ZipArchive. Please be patient, this may take a moment.[ 17-Mar-2026 12:36:17] Backup archive created.[17-Mar-2026 12:36:18] Archive size is 1.12 KB.[17-Mar-2026 12:36:18] 2 Files with 3.11 KB in Archive.[17-Mar-2026 12:36:18] 1 old log deleted[17-Mar-2026 12:36:18] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 9 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution. * Using version 5.6.5, gives a backup file size of 3,090 KB (pretty typical). The flawed backup with version 5.6.6 is only 1.1 KB. I will again return to using version 5.6.5 until this issue is resolved. * For reference, I’m using Windows 11, 64 bit, fully up to date. The PC is a Dell XPS 8930 with 32mb RAM. As mentioned above, I use IONOS for my web hosting (since 2006), I have a small blog using WordPress 6.9.4. It is NOT a commercial website and has but a modest following. As you can see, my database is quite small. Please be advised though, I am NOT an IT guy or computer guru. Thus, I am limited into what I can accomplish in dealing with this issue. * I’ve noted that several folks have claimed to have what appears to be the same issue. I think it unlikely that all these folks have suddenly started getting errors at the same time upon using this new version of software. I strongly suspect that some obviously unnoticed bug is in this new version since all the prior versions aren’t producing this error. Indeed, I have been using BackWPup for several years now, with NO issues until this one using version 5.6.6. * Good luck, and I am hopeful that this can be resolved. * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18854557) * I have reinstalled BackWPup version 5.6.5 and the backups are again perfect and without error. I’ll keep using this version until I see a newer version of BackWPup that claims to have fixed this issue. * Since I am using the free version of BackWPup, as I understand I can only use this forum for help, therefore am unable to contact support directly. - This reply was modified 2 months, 3 weeks ago by [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/). Reason: An added thought * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18855045) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), To help us investigate this more thoroughly, it would be best if you could reach out to our plugin support team directly. You can do this from the **Contact Support** option available at the bottom-right inside the BackWPup interface.Looking forward to your message. * [E-Markers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/e-marquers/) * (@e-marquers) * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18856361) * I’m experiencing the same issues with version 5.6.6 with multiple sites on different hosts. I’ll rollback to 5.6.5 for now. Hopefully this issue will resolve in 5.6.7.? - This reply was modified 2 months, 3 weeks ago by [E-Markers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/e-marquers/). * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18859398) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), * Just following up on this. * We haven’t received a support request from your side yet. If the issue is still ongoing, I’d recommend reaching out to us directly using the **Contact Support** option inside the plugin so we can investigate this more closely. * For now, I’ll go ahead and close this thread. Feel free to open a new one anytime or contact us directly if you still need help. * Best regards, * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18860309) * I have tried repeatedly to contact you directly via the **Contact Support** option inside the plugin. Unfortunately that isn’t working. The window opens and asked that cookies be allowed. I click the button, the screen changes for a few seconds, then brings me back to the cookies permission pop-up. Have tried repeatedly to both allow and disallow cookies, but every attempt fails, and I’m stuck at the cookies permission pop-up. I’m starting to lose all confidence in BackWPup’s programming skills! So sad . . . . 🙁 * P.S. My thread has been marked as Resolved. It has NOT been resolved. I am making successful backups by using the older version 5.6.5. * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18860372) * There seems to be confusion as to the status of this topic. Someone (besides myself) had marked this topic as _resolved_ even though it hasn’t been. I changed that status to NOT resolved so it remains open. The other issue I added above was my failure to follow up with direct contact with BackWPup as requested by** WPM Support** due to not being able to get past the Cookies pop-up on the **Contact Support** window. At this point I’m apparently at a dead end. * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18861400) * I have realized that I have created a second issue within this thread about ** Contact Support**. So I have started a new thread specifically about that issue. Now **this** thread can exist solely for the database back-up issue. * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18864339) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), * Just following up on this. * Did you get a chance to reach out to us using the Contact Support option in the plugin? * This will really help us take a closer look at your setup and investigate the memory issue properly. * Please let me know once you’ve sent the request, and we’ll take it from there. * Best regards, * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18864948) * Yes, I managed to get to your support via the **Contact Support** option via the plugin. Unfortunately I have no joy. I never actually got to a real person. It appeared to be a AI robot, and it kept asking me to do this and that, most( if not all) I had already done. I couldn’t seem to get a straight answer, but rather just an endless list of things to do including trying to get my hosting website to do this and that (things that I’m not able to do myself). I was not asked for any particular information as to my configuration. I don’t even know if by “configuration” I’m asked for my PC configs, or my small blog website configs( which would be with WordPress) or ???. In other words, I’m at a loss as to what information y’all need as I haven’t been told what. * I’ve already spent way too many hours chasing this issue from my end. But my engineering background (though mechanical) keeps telling me that when the older version 5.6.5 is working just fine, but then the next version produces a problem, that it’s not necessarily my configuration or whatever causing the problem. Obviously something has changed in the BackWPup code for 5.6.6 that has now _created_ a problem, at least with some users. * I’m not a software expert or IT guy, so I’m limited as to what I can do. At this point I’ll just continue using what IS working for me . . . version 5.6.5. * I do appreciate your interest in resolving this, but apparently the coders are hoping that the users can solve the problem for them. Hopefully one of the folks _is_ knowledgeable enough to provide the information that your coders can use to solve the issue. - This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/). * Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) * (@saranshwpm) * [2 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18866455) * Hi [@elsieblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/), * Sorry for the trouble here, I understand this has been frustrating. * Since this needs a closer look from our side, could you please reach us directly here: * [https://backwpup.com/contact](https://backwpup.com/contact) * We’ll review your setup properly and help you get this resolved. * In the meantime, continuing with 5.6.5 is absolutely fine. * Best regards, * Thread Starter [ElsieBlogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elsieblogger/) * (@elsieblogger) * [2 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-errors-with-version-5-6-6/#post-18867309) * I have responded to support directly using your link above. 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