Title: Automatic Update
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Automatic Update

 *  [raidermath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raidermath/)
 * (@raidermath)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/)
 * I have three different WordPress sites operating from directories on one provider
   account. Two of the sites have always updated with no problem using the automatic
   update feature.
 * The third site just sits and “grinds” when I try the update. The only way I can
   update this site is with Fantastico, and they are always behind the curve with
   versions.
 * I de-activated all of the plug-ins and then tried it — no go.
 * Does anyone have any ideas?
 * Thanks.
 * Don Simmons

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 *  Thread Starter [raidermath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raidermath/)
 * (@raidermath)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/#post-1952161)
 * Does anyone have an idea what is happening here?
 *  [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * (@123milliseconds)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/#post-1952165)
 * >>The third site just sits and “grinds” when I try the update.
 * No matches for google on `grinds wordpress update` 🙁
 * Error message?
 * Messages in server error log while doing THAT upgrade?
 * Even a log of what does happing via access log will help
 *  Thread Starter [raidermath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raidermath/)
 * (@raidermath)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/#post-1952167)
 * 123milliseconds,
 * There are no messages. It does not even get far enough to put in the maintenance
   message or even load the little .maintenance file.
    I do not know of a server
   log — where would I find this?
 * Thanks,
 * Don
 *  [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * (@123milliseconds)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/#post-1952168)
 * [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/error_log-defines-file-where-script-errors-logged/](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/error_log-defines-file-where-script-errors-logged/)
 * [http://forums.site5.com/showthread.php?t=12197](http://forums.site5.com/showthread.php?t=12197)
 * [http://fuzzyblog.wordpress.com/2005/12/08/ubuntu-where-is-the-apache-error-log/](http://fuzzyblog.wordpress.com/2005/12/08/ubuntu-where-is-the-apache-error-log/)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-9/#post-1952168)
 * Status: not resolved

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