russpond

Okay, back to CloudFlare.

I whitelisted my server IP address in CloudFlare, and the next day, the Backups started working again. This seems to be what was causing the 403 error.

So, I wanted to post this as a working solution for those of you using CloudFlare and BackWPup.

Well, maybe not. I switched CloudFlare into development mode and then whitelisted my server IP and still get the 403 error.

I think I may know what’s causing the 403 error, but I don’t know how to fix it. I’m running CloudFlare on my sites, which is a DNS proxy service to block hackers and malware. It also has some caching and CDN type services to speed up the site loads.

I noticed that a couple of caching tests created a 403 error, and that looks similar to what the BackWPup is showing as well.

Anyone have any similar experience with CloudFlare service blocking BackWPup?

I’ve turned off all the plugins that changed the .htacess code. I also tested wp-cron and I can still access it. But, BackWPup is still getting that 403 error when I try to run the job manually.

The odd part is that I have another website using the same plug ins but the back ups are working perfectly.

Is there something else I can test?

Thanks MichaelH. Your option 2 worked perfectly for me. I’ve been fighting this issue for the last few upgrades. You just simplified my life!

Yeah, same problem here, but haven’t been able to find a solution yet?