Title: Database Update Loop
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Database Update Loop

 *  Resolved [MisterQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterq/)
 * (@misterq)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/)
 * OK, I have looked and there are several discussions of this, but non matches 
   my circumstances, and non provides a definitive answer or explanation.
 * I have put a brand new virgin installation of 3.8.1 on a domain that I am hosting
   on MediaTemple.net
 * Attempts to change anything in the wordpress control panels Takes me into the“
   Database Update Required” screen, when I select “Update WordPress Database” –
   it comes back with the “NO update required” and around in circles. What is wrong
   here…

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 *  [Saravanan S, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplysaru/)
 * (@simplysaru)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781376)
 * Is it a browser cache problem? could you try clearing your cache or trying using
   a different browser?
 *  Thread Starter [MisterQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterq/)
 * (@misterq)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781530)
 * I have tried this again – fresh installs of 3.9 for two sites – both hosted on
   the same server. One works fine – the second one is regularly getting the “Database
   Update Required”. I try flushing browser cache, and browser history, to no avail.
 * I am also seeing sometimes when I am doing something – like adding an image to
   the “media” it prompts me for a username and password (underneath the image “
   drop it here” section, that doesn’t accept my default username and password, 
   and the only way to get bank in is to go back to the “top” of the site.
 *  [Saravanan S, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplysaru/)
 * (@simplysaru)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781540)
 * Are the file permissions correct on your server, usually the username password
   prompts are due to that. You can learn more about the file permissions [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions).
   I believe you are logged in as an administrator as well. Also please check if
   the user account which owns the WordPress process on the server has appropriate
   permissions to update and modify files.
 *  Thread Starter [MisterQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misterq/)
 * (@misterq)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781541)
 * Actually, I think I have found the cause of the problem. I am hosting on mediatemple
   and one of the server level options is the PHP version/support. I noticed that
   the settings were different between the site that worked and the site that didn’t.
 * The Options are PHP 5.3.27 (CGI) (stable) or PHP 5.3.27 (FastCGI) or PHP 5.5.6
   CGI (latest). It was breaking under the FastCGI Version, but works fine under
   the Stable Version…
 * I will check the permissions as well, just to be sure.
 *  [Saravanan S, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplysaru/)
 * (@simplysaru)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781542)
 * Interesting to know that. Do keep us updated if FastCGI indeed was the reason
   for the issue.

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## Tags

 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Saravanan S, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplysaru/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-loop-3/#post-4781542)
 * Status: resolved

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