Title: ERROR: Error while sending email! Last modified: September 16, 2016 --- # ERROR: Error while sending email! * Resolved [deanMKD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanmkd/) * (@deanmkd) * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-error-while-sending-email-2/) * Hi Devs. * i using this plugin long time ago, but every time, when i get email for backup generated, i get errors like this: * ``` [INFO] BackWPup 3.3.4; A project of Inpsyde GmbH [INFO] WordPress 4.5.4 on http://myurl/ [INFO] Log Level: Normal [INFO] BackWPup job: Job with ID 1 [INFO] Logfile is: backwpup_log_c6d23c_2016-09-16_03-05-09.html [INFO] Backup file is: backwpup_c6d23c_2016-09-16_03-05-09.zip [16-Sep-2016 03:05:09] 1. Try to backup database … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:10] Connected to database fdsfsf on localhost [16-Sep-2016 03:05:12] Added database dump "fsfsdf.sql" with 3.71 MB to backup file list [16-Sep-2016 03:05:12] Database backup done! [16-Sep-2016 03:05:12] 1. Trying to make a list of folders to back up … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:13] Added "wp-config.php" to backup file list [16-Sep-2016 03:05:13] 644 folders to backup. [16-Sep-2016 03:05:13] 1. Trying to create a WordPress export to XML file … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] Check WP Export file … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] WP Export file is a valid WXR file. [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] Added XML export "xfosl.wordpress.2016-09-16.xml" with 822.91 kB to backup file list. [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] 1. Trying to generate a file with installed plugin names … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] Added plugin list file "xfosl.pluginlist.2016-09-16.txt" with 2.82 kB to backup file list. [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] 1. Trying to generate a manifest file … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] Added manifest.json file with 5.64 kB to backup file list. [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] 1. Trying to create backup archive … [16-Sep-2016 03:05:14] Compressing files as ZipArchive. Please be patient, this may take a moment. [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] Backup archive created. [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] Archive size is 93.14 MB. [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] 5974 Files with 137.00 MB in Archive. [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] One backup file deleted [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] 1. Try to send backup with email … [16-Sep-2016 03:08:40] Sending email to gdgd@gmail.com… [16-Sep-2016 03:09:27] ERROR: Error while sending email! [16-Sep-2016 03:09:27] 2. Try to send backup with email … [16-Sep-2016 03:09:27] Sending email to gdfgdg@gmail.com… [16-Sep-2016 03:10:01] ERROR: Error while sending email! [16-Sep-2016 03:10:01] 3. Try to send backup with email … [16-Sep-2016 03:10:01] Sending email to gfdgd@gmail.com… [16-Sep-2016 03:10:04] ERROR: Error while sending email! [16-Sep-2016 03:10:05] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts! [16-Sep-2016 03:10:05] 1. Trying to check database … [16-Sep-2016 03:10:05] Database check done! [16-Sep-2016 03:10:05] One old log deleted [16-Sep-2016 03:10:05] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 296 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution. ``` * what is issue? Can someone help me with this? Thanks in advance. - This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by [deanMKD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanmkd/). Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-error-while-sending-email-2/#post-8205842) * Gmail only allows 25MB in emails. * Thread Starter [deanMKD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanmkd/) * (@deanmkd) * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-error-while-sending-email-2/#post-8244904) * Oh, thanks for your answer. I didnt know that. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘ERROR: Error while sending email!’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/backwpup/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3236141) * [BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/reviews/) ## Tags * [generated](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/generated/) * [log](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/log/) * [mail](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mail/) * [send](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/send/) * 2 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [deanMKD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanmkd/) * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-error-while-sending-email-2/#post-8244904) * Status: resolved