Title: [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] new install with error message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] new install with error message

 *  Resolved [tipptech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tipptech/)
 * (@tipptech)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-new-install-with-error-message/)
 * hi just installed on my webhost and getting the following message when selecting
   tools, then backups
 * Warning: _shell_exec() [function.-shell-exec]: Permission Denied in /home/website/
   public_html/website/wp-content/plugins/backupwordpress/functions/backup.files.
   functions.php on line 99
 * the backups appear to work ok.
 * please advise…

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-new-install-with-error-message/#post-2038937)
 * Thanks for reporting the issue, it’s a rare edge case but your not the only one
   to report it, the good news is it shouldn’t affect your backups.
 * I’ll have it fixed in the next version.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-new-install-with-error-message/#post-2038937)
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