Thanks for your prompt feedback.
Unfortunately, the same problem occurs with v.1.2.48. Assuming the issue is caused by other plugins, what strategy would you suggest: a. temporarily deactivating/deleting all plugins in one go, b. proceeding with these steps in sequence for each plugin or c. trying another alternative ? Currently, I am running WP v.4.9.8 . Again, thanks for your assistance.
Setup: Duplicator v.1.2.52, free licence. I am trying to create a new package on the remote host w/o success. Hitting the ‘Create button’ freezes the process ie no notification (Steps, etc.) appear. The same plugin version works fine on my local machine. Also, previous versions worked w/o problems on the remote host.
I uninstalled/reinstalled the plugin and disabled a number of other plugins (AutoOptimizer, WordFence Security, etc) to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.