Title: Invalid archive method!
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Invalid archive method!

 *  Resolved [sbertsch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbertsch/)
 * (@sbertsch)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-archive-method/)
 * Backup gets stuck at “Archiving SQL dump…”
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 *  Plugin Author [Greg Ross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregross/)
 * (@gregross)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-archive-method/#post-6927610)
 * This is usually due to the host provider terminating the script before it’s done.
 * Check the script timeout and memory limit on your hosting provider.
 *  Thread Starter [sbertsch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbertsch/)
 * (@sbertsch)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-archive-method/#post-6927690)
 * Is there a config file I can look at with these values in it? Otherwise I’ll 
   have to call my host support. BTW: What is a good rule of thumb for these values?
 *  Plugin Author [Greg Ross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gregross/)
 * (@gregross)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-archive-method/#post-6927772)
 * Since you’re getting through the file backup, they probably don’t need to be 
   increased much. There’s no real rule of thumb on them as it’s highly depending
   on the size of the site (both files and SQL data).
 * Different hosting providers have different methods of setting these, normally
   they are in php.ini, but contacting your hosting provider is the best way to 
   make sure you get the right spot.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-archive-method/#post-6927772)
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