Backup fail:

  • I need to backup my site, and usually BackUp Buddy allows me to do this on a weekly or biweekly basis.

    Yesterday I went to backup and it gave me this error message: “A fatal error has been encountered. The backup has halted”

    Backing up with BackupBuddy v3.0.41…
    10:25:45: Ping. Waiting for server . . .
    10:25:38 3.21sec 11.28MB details Starting backup process function.
    10:25:38 3.22sec 11.28MB details Peak memory usage: 11.284 MB
    10:25:38 3.22sec 11.28MB details Performing pre-backup procedures.
    10:25:38 3.23sec 11.28MB message Full backup mode.
    10:25:38 3.23sec 11.28MB details Backup serial generated: soiz142wem.
    10:25:38 3.23sec 11.28MB details Resetting statistics for last backup time and number of edits since last backup.
    10:25:38 3.25sec 11.28MB details Creating DAT (data) file snapshotting site & backup information.
    10:25:38 3.26sec 11.28MB details wp-config.php found in normal location.
    10:25:38 3.26sec 11.28MB details Finished creating DAT (data) file.
    10:25:38 3.27sec 11.28MB details Generating ImportBuddy script to include in backup archive: /nfs/c10/h01/mnt/141458/domains/genomes2people.org/html/wp-content/uploads/backupbuddy_temp/soiz142wem/importbuddy.php.
    10:25:39 3.45sec 12.85MB details ImportBuddy generation complete.
    10:25:39 3.47sec 12.85MB details Finished pre-backup procedures.
    10:25:39 3.48sec 12.85MB message Running in modern backup mode based on settings. Mode value: 2. Trigger: manual.
    10:25:39 3.48sec 12.85MB details Scheduling Cron for soiz142wem.
    10:25:39 3.49sec 12.85MB details Loading DB kicker in case database has gone away.
    10:25:39 3.49sec 12.85MB details Database Server has gone away, attempting to reconnect.
    10:25:39 3.52sec 12.85MB details Database Server reconnection failed.
    10:25:39 3.52sec 12.85MB error Database Server has gone away, unable to schedule next backup step. The backup cannot continue. This is most often caused by mysql running out of memory or timing out far too early. Please contact your host.
    *** A fatal error has been encountered. The backup has halted.

    I am new to PHP/WP so any insight will help. Recently my website crashed after WP updated and the plugins had to be reactivated. There is a chance this could be related, since I am still working on getting the website back to normal.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Database Server has gone away,

    If you are using shared hosting, please contact your host. If this is a VPS you manage, check /var/log/messages to see what might have happened to cause the database to go away.

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