Title: Error with php version 7.4
Last modified: April 15, 2020

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# Error with php version 7.4

 *  Resolved [aranuir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aranuir/)
 * (@aranuir)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/)
 * I just want to report that the backup crashes if my hosting uses php version 
   7.4. Using 7.3 everything works perfectly.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [aranuir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aranuir/).

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/#post-12678482)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for letting us know.
    For us to find out the cause of the issue, please
   could you send us a full copy of the backup log? Please use an online service
   such as Dropbox or Pastebin, and post the link here.
 * Regards,
    Bryle
 *  [bromutu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bromutu/)
 * (@bromutu)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/#post-12710375)
 * Yes, UpdraftPlus with PHP 7.4 doesn’t work.
 * With PHP 7.3 works perfect
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [bromutu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bromutu/).
 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/#post-12726453)
 * Hi,
 * Please supply some details as requested…. there is no generic problem with PHP
   7.4; it is being used successfully on thousands of PHP 7.4 websites (including
   mine), so there is a specific problem on your particular install – hence the 
   need for details.
 * David
 *  [bromutu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bromutu/)
 * (@bromutu)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/#post-13065632)
 * I just updated to the latest version of the plugin and it doesn’t work with PHP
   7.4.
    With PHP 4.3 it works perfectly.
 * I need help, since I have my website with an outdated version of PHP to be able
   to make the backup
 * I attach the log:
 *     ```
       0000.000 (0) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 20:55:23 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       0000.002 (0) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 29.9M | 4M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       0000.003 (0) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 80552 MB
       0000.006 (0) Tasks: Backup files: 1 (schedule: weekly) Backup DB: 1 (schedule: weekly)
       0000.011 (0) Requesting semaphore lock (fd) (apparently not via scheduler)
       0000.013 (0) Set semaphore last lock (fd) time to 2020-07-02 20:55:23
       0000.015 (0) Semaphore lock (fd) complete
       0000.021 (0) Backup run: resumption=0, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (0s ago), job type=backup
       0000.023 (0) Scheduling a resumption (1) after 300 seconds (1593723623) in case this run gets aborted
       0000.040 (0) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       0000.044 (0) Creation of backups of directories: beginning
       0000.049 (0) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       0301.861 (1) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:00:24 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       0301.863 (1) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 2M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       0301.864 (1) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81249.5 MB
       0301.866 (1) Backup run: resumption=1, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (301s ago), job type=backup
       0301.869 (1) Scheduling a resumption (2) after 300 seconds (1593723924) in case this run gets aborted
       0301.872 (1) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       0301.873 (1) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       0301.875 (1) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       0674.940 (2) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:06:38 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       0674.942 (2) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 22M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       0674.944 (2) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81240.8 MB
       0674.947 (2) Backup run: resumption=2, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (675s ago), job type=backup
       0674.951 (2) Scheduling a resumption (3) after 300 seconds (1593724298) in case this run gets aborted
       0674.954 (2) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       0674.955 (2) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       0674.958 (2) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       1036.793 (3) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:12:39 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       1036.795 (3) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 22M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       1036.797 (3) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81214.1 MB
       1036.800 (3) Backup run: resumption=3, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (1036s ago), job type=backup
       1036.804 (3) Scheduling a resumption (4) after 300 seconds (1593724659) in case this run gets aborted
       1036.809 (3) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       1036.810 (3) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       1036.812 (3) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       1398.673 (4) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:18:41 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       1398.674 (4) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 22M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       1398.676 (4) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81192.6 MB
       1398.678 (4) Backup run: resumption=4, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (1398s ago), job type=backup
       1398.680 (4) Scheduling a resumption (5) after 300 seconds (1593725021) in case this run gets aborted
       1398.683 (4) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       1398.684 (4) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       1398.685 (4) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       1762.126 (5) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:24:45 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       1762.128 (5) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 22M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       1762.130 (5) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81128.8 MB
       1762.135 (5) Backup run: resumption=5, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (1762s ago), job type=backup
       1762.140 (5) Scheduling a resumption (6) after 300 seconds (1593725385) in case this run gets aborted
       1762.146 (5) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       1762.148 (5) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       1762.150 (5) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       2105.511 (6) Opened log file at time: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:30:28 +0000 on https://aipastroimaging.com
       2105.512 (6) UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin (https://updraftplus.com): 1.16.26 WP: 5.4.2 PHP: 7.4.7 (fpm-fcgi, Linux lin163.loading.es 3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 17 23:49:17 UTC 2020 x86_64) MySQL: 10.3.23-MariaDB-log WPLANG: es_ES Server: Apache safe_mode: 0 max_execution_time: 900 memory_limit: 256M (used: 19.7M | 22M) multisite: N openssl: OpenSSL 1.0.2k  26 Jan 2017 mcrypt: N LANG:  ZipArchive::addFile: Y
       2105.514 (6) Free space on disk containing Updraft's temporary directory: 81300 MB
       2105.516 (6) Backup run: resumption=6, nonce=d4b93a592cb6, file_nonce=d4b93a592cb6 begun at=1593723323 (2105s ago), job type=backup
       2105.519 (6) Scheduling a resumption (7) after 300 seconds (1593725728) in case this run gets aborted
       2105.523 (6) Checking if we have a zip executable available
       2105.524 (6) Creation of backups of directories: had begun; will resume
       2105.527 (6) Beginning creation of dump of plugins (split every: 400 MB)
       ```
   
 * thank you!
 *  [tgrblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tgrblogger/)
 * (@tgrblogger)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-php-version-7-4/#post-13564337)
 * Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin reports that this plugin only supports 
   up to PHP 5.6. It is running under PHP 7.3 on sites without incident, but having
   tested it with PHP 7.4, it does apparently fail for unknown reasons. Still looking
   into possible other causes for this.

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