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#13787 Unable to backup to dropbox

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Latest post by nicholas on Thursday, 11 October 2012 09:22 CDT

user48235
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: (2.5.7)
PHP version: (5.3.17)
MySQL version: (5.5.24)
Host: (SiteGround)
Akeeba Backup version: (3.6.5)

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Description of my issue:

Hi, I'm using Akeeba BackUp Pro (3.6.5) and I've configured it to save the backups to my dropbox account. When I manually run a backup from the backend of the site I'm receiving a "BackUp Failed, Gateway Timeout" error message (I've attached a .zip containing the log).

Akeeba is successfully creating the .jpa backup file, which I can manage under "Administer backup files" but it won't send a copy of the jpa to my dropbox account.

When in the "Administer backup files" area and I click on the "Transfer Archive (DropBox)" link a popup box display a message saying that is preparing the backup file, but then times out after a minute or so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
This would mean that there is a network issue between the host and Dropbox, preventing the file transfer. Can you ask the host if they have a firewall preventing outbound traffic from your site to external servers?

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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