Title: Automatic Update Error!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Automatic Update Error!

 *  Resolved [Carolyn S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogkitten/)
 * (@blogkitten)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/)
 * I upgraded my 3.0 install through the dashboard this morning (which has ALWAYS
   worked flawlessly) to 3.1 – and now my entire site is stuck on a page with:
 * “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.”
 * It’s been a half hour. WTH? How do I fix it without having FTP access (I’m at
   work now – have FTP at home)?

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 *  Thread Starter [Carolyn S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogkitten/)
 * (@blogkitten)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1931691)
 * Oh…now I refreshed my admin page and have this error:
 * “An automated WordPress update has failed to complete – please attempt the update
   again now.”
 * I’m not so sure I should. What does that error mean and will I do any damage 
   if I try the update again?
 *  [phenomenoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phenomenoodle/)
 * (@phenomenoodle)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1931848)
 * You could try the update again. If it fails to work again, follow the instructions
   for performing a manual update ([http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended))
 *  [AardvarkGirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aardvarkgirl/)
 * (@aardvarkgirl)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1931854)
 * I did a manual update – I even went as far as totally killing my database and
   emptying the entire folder and doing a fresh install of 3.1 from a manual upload.
   Got the admin area working but the front end of mine still hangs.
 *  [phenomenoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phenomenoodle/)
 * (@phenomenoodle)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1931859)
 * Have you tried contacting your host to see if the issue is on their side?
 *  [AardvarkGirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aardvarkgirl/)
 * (@aardvarkgirl)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1931884)
 * This is OUR server. We are the host.
 * I finally killed one of the sites entirely and restored an install of 3.0.5 and
   it is running just fine. Which was fine because this was just a test site used
   for theme development – but the other site is a site currently in development
   that had real content on it.
 *  [TheDogBox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedogbox/)
 * (@thedogbox)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1932031)
 * I had the same problem; saw the “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance.
   Check back in a minute.” for about 15 minutes.
 * I managed to log back into the site, but it said “An automated WordPress update
   has failed to complete – please attempt the update again now.”. (The Dashboard
   said I was running v3.1).
 * So I gave it a shot, and the upgrade has now completed and all looks good.
 * Not the best start to a new release. I think I’ll wait a while before upgrading
   my other sites. Luckily I started with a site that isn;t yet public facing.
 *  Thread Starter [Carolyn S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogkitten/)
 * (@blogkitten)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1932033)
 * Like TheDogBox, I tried it again and the updated finally worked.
 * I’ll close this thread as my problem was solved. But yeah, not the best start
   for a new release!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Carolyn S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogkitten/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-error-1/#post-1932033)
 * Status: resolved

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