Title: Error when attempting back up when using backWPup plugin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error when attempting back up when using backWPup plugin

 *  [RobX](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robx/)
 * (@robx)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-attempting-back-up-when-using-backwpup-plugin/)
 * Hi,
 * when attempting manual and scheduled backups (run now) I get the following message.
 * The HTTP response test get a error “couldn’t connect to host”The HTTP response
   test get a false http status ()
 * Have checked with host and they cannot help.
 * Backing up to my dropbox.
 * Any suggestions please. Sorry, I have no PHP experience.
 * Thanks
    Robert
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/)

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