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#42222 500 Application Error Exception: Invalid security token

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Environment Information

WordPress version
6.8.2
PHP version
8.3
Akeeba Backup version
9.0.5

Latest post by avcompinc on Wednesday, 27 August 2025 08:44 CDT

avcompinc

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avcompinc
Exception 500 :: Invalid security token in /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/vendor/akeeba/awf/src/Mvc/Controller.php L 812

Debug backtrace

#0 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/Solo/Controller/Backup.php(45): Awf\Mvc\Controller->csrfProtection()
#1 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/vendor/akeeba/awf/src/Mvc/Controller.php(375): Solo\Controller\Backup->main()
#2 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/Solo/Controller/ControllerDefault.php(70): Awf\Mvc\Controller->execute()
#3 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/vendor/akeeba/awf/src/Dispatcher/Dispatcher.php(125): Solo\Controller\ControllerDefault->execute()
#4 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/app/vendor/akeeba/awf/src/Application/Application.php(247): Awf\Dispatcher\Dispatcher->dispatch()
#5 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/helpers/boot_webapp.php(45): Awf\Application\Application->dispatch()
#6 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-content/plugins/akeebabackupwp/helpers/AkeebaBackupWP.php(657): include_once('/home/stsolutio...')
#7 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): AkeebaBackupWP::bootApplication()
#8 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters()
#9 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action()
#10 /home/stsolutions/public_html/wp-admin/admin.php(260): do_action()
#11 {main}

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

Have you tried logging out and back in again?

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

avcompinc

Thank you Nichlas. I had the site backend open for days. That did it. 

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