PHP too old

  • Resolved JetRain

    (@jetrain)


    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have a backup of a site from December 2018 that I need to load. I get the warning stating the backup is using PHP 5 and the current setup is using PHP 7. I went to the cpanel and I can only go back to PHP 5.1. I tried this and I still get the error when I try to import the backup. What can I do to upload this backup? It’s all I have of a very large site.

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  • Plugin Author Yani

    (@yaniiliev)

    Try with PHP 5.6
    What error do you see after import?

    Thread Starter JetRain

    (@jetrain)

    I managed to get the backup uploaded via the FTP (the file is large at 3.9gb). The backup loads now up until it gets to restoring the database…it gets stuck at 99%. I read on the forums that I should try waiting 15 minutes and attempt to log in on another tab to the site but that also didn’t work. So now I’m clueless as to what to do.

    Plugin Author Yani

    (@yaniiliev)

    Usually, this means that you have a plugin or theme that is not working.
    Set WP_DEBUG to true in wp-config.php then open your website and see if there is an error.

    Thread Starter JetRain

    (@jetrain)

    I got advice from another author and this solved my issue. Make sure to set the max_execution_time and max_input_time set to 300, and memory_limit to 256M.

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