Title: Zero byte zip file
Last modified: August 25, 2018

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# Zero byte zip file

 *  [WPUser5526](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdegenova/)
 * (@jdegenova)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zero-byte-zip-file/)
 * I’ve been using the backup feature for a few years with no problems. Each day
   a new zip file is created with the database backup. Since August 17th each day
   it is producing a zero-byte zip file and the .sql file is also in the folder.
   I assume when using the zip option, the plugin first creates a .sql file, then
   compresses it producing a zip file, followed by deleting the .sql file. There
   is nothing recorded in the log except that the file was created. Details from
   the log entry are below.
 * id => 115039
    module => backup type => notice code => file-stored timestamp =
   > 2018-08-25 21:49:25 init_timestamp => 2018-08-25 21:49:16 remote_ip => 184.57.65.40
   user_id => 1 url => [https://www.(removed)](https://www.(removed)).org/wp-admin/
   admin-ajax.php memory_current => 31289872 memory_peak => 75059408 data => Array
   settings => Array all_sites => [boolean] false method => [integer] 2 location
   => /var/www/vhosts/www.(removed).org/wordpress-backups retain => [integer] 60
   zip => [boolean] true exclude => Array 0 => itsec_lockouts 1 => itsec_log 2 =
   > itsec_temp enabled => [boolean] true interval => [integer] 1 last_run => [integer]
   1535148536 mail_success => [boolean] true file => /var/www/vhosts/www.(removed).
   org/wordpress-backups/backup-(removed)-20180825-174916-YNje4Hw000cfYDWiIjCDdEknhX6m5c.
   sql

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 * Last reply from: [WPUser5526](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdegenova/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zero-byte-zip-file/)
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