Title: Error running backup
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error running backup

 *  [kirkward](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirkward/)
 * (@kirkward)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-running-backup/)
 * Any suggestions about what to do to make corrections? I did not abort. The job
   showed 100% completion. I received the error message by email.
 * Here is my error message.
 * *********************
    [10-Mar-2014 20:14:48] PHP Fatal error: Maximum execution
   time of 300 seconds exceeded in /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/
   class-create-archive.php on line 209 [10-Mar-2014 16:14:48] ERROR: Maximum execution
   time of 300 seconds exceeded [10-Mar-2014 20:14:48] WordPress database error 
   MySQL server has gone away for query SELECT 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action(‘
   shutdown’), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Job->shutdown, BackWPup_Job->log, 
   BackWPup_Job->update_working_data [10-Mar-2014 16:14:48] ERROR: Aborted by user![
   10-Mar-2014 16:14:48] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 2097 seconds. You must
   resolve the errors for correct execution.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-running-backup/#post-4694379)
 * Please try to set the setting for aximum execution time in BackWPup > Settings
   > Tab: Jobs. You can begin with a value of 300. If the problem holds on you can
   decrease the value.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-running-backup/#post-4694379)
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