Title: Error Backup
Last modified: March 5, 2021

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# Error Backup

 *  Resolved [Sócrates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socrates07/)
 * (@socrates07)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-backup-7/)
 * [ERROR] [2021-03-05 15:44:14] Something bad happened…
    [ERROR] [2021-03-05 15:
   44:14] PHP-ZIP: Directory not found, and unable to create it [ERROR] [2021-03-
   05 15:44:14] Something bad happened on PHP side. [ERROR] [2021-03-05 15:44:14]
   Error message: RecursiveDirectoryIterator::__construct(/var/www/html//backup-
   migration_1614959054): failed to open dir: No such file or directory [ERROR] [
   2021-03-05 15:44:14] Error file/line: /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/backup-
   backup/includes/extracter/extract.php|146
 * What does this error mean when migrating the page?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-backup-7%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [backupsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupsupport/)
 * (@backupsupport)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-backup-7/#post-14140077)
 * Hi [@socrates07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socrates07/)
 * Please check permissions if the root directory is writable.
    That may cause the
   issue, otherwise something could go wrong with extracting the backup.
 * PHP should have access to write files inside root directory in order to perform
   the migration.
 * Let me know if you need help to set the permissions or check them.
 *  Plugin Support [backupsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupsupport/)
 * (@backupsupport)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-backup-7/#post-14160298)
 * As we didn’t hear anything form you for some time.
    I can assume your issue is
   resolved.
 * Please open new topic if I am wrong, so we can continue the help! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Sócrates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socrates07/)
 * (@socrates07)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-backup-7/#post-14162169)
 * That’s right, they were permission errors on the server

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 * Last reply from: [Sócrates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socrates07/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-backup-7/#post-14162169)
 * Status: resolved