Title: 3.4.2 Database Update Issue Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # 3.4.2 Database Update Issue * [cziiki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cziiki/) * (@cziiki) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/) * So i recently took to upgrading our site to 3.4.2, at first through the automatic tool and then later by manual updating it. * Why automatic and then manual, well upon updating the site works fine but everytime i try to access the wp-admin/ sub-page I’m greeted with: * > Database Update Required > WordPress has been updated! Before we send you on your way, we have to update > your database to the newest version. > The update process may take a little while, so please be patient. * To which I click the “Update WordPress Database” which leads to a blank page with a WordPress logo and blank box. And despite manual and automatic updates to the wordpress files, this page still remains. * Any ideas as to how to fix this? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [WPProHelp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpprohelp/) * (@wpprohelp) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032368) * First try by clearing the cache (including cookies) from your browser and try to access the page again. * If you still have problems let us as there are many other solutions to this but this is the easiest one and is most likely to work. * [jeffpurcell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffpurcell/) * (@jeffpurcell) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032420) * I had the same issue. What I did to remedy the problem was to increase the amount of memory that PHP is allowed to have. * I added `ini_set('memory_limit','256M');` just inside the opening PHP tag in wp-admin/upgrade.php * Once the upgrade was finished, I removed that line. * Please note your web host may not allow 256M. You may need to adjust that value to what they will allow. * If that doesn’t work, you can set WP_DEBUG to true temporarily in wp-config.php( It’s usually located around line 81.) That should at least output a php error so we can help you troubleshoot from there. * [StanTheRebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stantherebel/) * (@stantherebel) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032441) * I am having this same problem! * I have been trying everything I can think of. I have tried deleting the upgrade. php file which results in a ‘page not found’ error. I have increased my php limit from 20 to 90, I have cleared my cache and such, different browsers, I have tried waiting. Nothing seems to be working. Are there any more solutions? * [StanTheRebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stantherebel/) * (@stantherebel) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032442) * Ok so I tried what jeffpurecell suggested and that did not work either. I set my php.ini file to have a memory limit of 99M (the max that media temple will allow) and also set wordpress to debug mode. No errors 🙁 * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032443) * **[@stantherebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stantherebel/)**: Please post your own topic. * [StanTheRebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stantherebel/) * (@stantherebel) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032444) * [@mod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mod/) Sure thing * [drhamr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drhamr/) * (@drhamr) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032479) * **[@jeffpurcell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffpurcell/):** thanks for posting, your solution worked for me * [kwcg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwcg/) * (@kwcg) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032484) * Hello, * I have just resolved the update “loop” problem; I’m running WordPress on a virtualized Linux server, with Apache Web Service, PHP and MySQL. * Thanks to jeffpurcell for the hints… After verifying that my server component services were up to snuff, turning on debug, and increasing the PHP memory space in /wp-admin/admin.php …. still no help… so I consulted with the _most excellent_ tech support folks at [Rackspace](http://www.rackspace.com/partners/solution_partners/index.php?partner_id=98),( my hosting service), who quickly diagnosed the issue: * On my server, the WordPress update was asking for ~36MB of memory, but: * **Regardless of the admin.php ‘memory_limit’ setting, Linux imposes a** - default session memory limit on PHP of 32MB * If you’ve tried the memory limit increase in wp-admin/upgrade.php to no avail– you need to go “outside” the PHP box to your server’s PHP service settings… * I suggest you contact your hosting service to make the following changes, however; if you do have shell/root access to your Linux server, you can increase the PHP session memory limit temporarily by editing the vhost.conf for your domain. * Once you have successfully updated WordPress, make sure to restore the php_admin_value memory_limit to default settings – otherwise your server will quickly run out of memory! * Keep in mind, this example is for a virtualized Linux server, with WordPress running in a subdomain of the virtualized domain-name.com … so change the paths to suit your own setup: * Edit the file: /var/www/vhosts/domain-name.com/subdomains/blog/conf/vhost.conf * Put this in it: php_admin_value memory_limit 128M * Run the following command via SSH: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/websrvmng -av * Run the upgrade, and then remove what you added to the vhost.conf file. After removing the file, run the above command again: * /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/websrvmng -av * I have now successfully updated WordPress – and all is (seemingly) well. With DEBUG turned ON I am seeing a slew of notices regarding various plugins – another post topic. * Hope this helps! * Dave, Key West Computer Guy * [dporchia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dporchia/) * (@dporchia) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032489) * Thanks [@jeffpurcell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffpurcell/)…your solution worked. Had to bump it up to 512MB though. * [Chad Warner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chad-warner/) * (@chad-warner) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032495) * [@jeffpurcell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffpurcell/): Thanks, it worked for me! * [DLThompson06](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlthompson06/) * (@dlthompson06) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032496) * Thank you jeffpurcell! I’ve been dealing with the situation for several days. Your solution worked. Not sure if it makes any difference, but for those who aren’t having any luck, I made sure the upgrade.php file permissions were set to 644 before giving it a try. * Debbie * [jeffpurcell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffpurcell/) * (@jeffpurcell) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032497) * I should have included in my original post that once the update is complete you need to remove the memory limit increase and set WP_DEBUG back to false. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/342-database-update-issue/#post-3032498) * This thread is titled for updating 3.4.2 – is that what you people are doing? If not, please start a new thread per * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post) * Otherwise, it causes much confusion for people. 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