Title: Database update never completes Last modified: September 20, 2018 --- # Database update never completes * [cdoyle1966](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdoyle1966/) * (@cdoyle1966) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/) * Hello, I have tried 3 times now to run the database update and it runs for hours and never completes. Can you advise? * Chris * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdatabase-update-never-completes%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [Shamim Hasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamim51/) * (@shamim51) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10709041) * What error it shows? Can you run update again and give me a screenshot of update page? How many messages and announcements do you have? * Thread Starter [cdoyle1966](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdoyle1966/) * (@cdoyle1966) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10713666) * Shamim, that’s the funny thing. I don’t have any announcements or messages. I am just now starting to use the system so it should have been quick. * However, I now have 3 blank messages (once for each time I started the update) and they will not delete. Perhaps that is the issue. * No error messages ever appear. But in the update screen there are lines and lines of some message that seems normal. I can’t recall what it says. Do you want me to try it again now OR can you help me remove the blank messages first? * Chris * Plugin Author [Shamim Hasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamim51/) * (@shamim51) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10714569) * If you don’t have any messages or announcement you can start fresh. Go to Dashboard > Front End PM > All Messages to delete your messages. * Thread Starter [cdoyle1966](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdoyle1966/) * (@cdoyle1966) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10765318) * Ok I have tried a couple of things here – first, the system will not delete the blank messages. I tried sending a test message and deleting the test and it will not delete. * I restarted the database update and this is all I get (if you want a screen print please tell me how to get it to you) * Front End PM Update DO NOT close this window. This may take a while. 0 messages updated 0 messages updated 0 messages updated . . . * The “0 messages updated” continually repeats and never stops – even over night. * Please advise. * Chris * Plugin Author [Shamim Hasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamim51/) * (@shamim51) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10769378) * First make sure your database user have permission to create database table. Then follow [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-20/#post-10684616](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-error-20/#post-10684616) * Thread Starter [cdoyle1966](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdoyle1966/) * (@cdoyle1966) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10769602) * Shamim, I can do this, but in the post link are you referring to physical files in the wp-content/plugins folder? Or are you referring to removing lines from the wp-config file? It is unclear in the link post. * Chris * Plugin Author [Shamim Hasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamim51/) * (@shamim51) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10770112) * Please follow following step by step 1. Make sure you are updating to latest version from version 4.1+. 2. Make sure your database user have permission to create database table. 3. Backup your database 4. delete all tables of this plugin if any. eg. PREFIX_fep_messages, PREFIX_fep_meta where PREFIX is your database table prefix 5. go to plugins/front-end-pm/front-end-pm.php in around line 39 and change FEP_DB_VERSION value from 1011 to 1012. 6. refresh your website couple of times. 7. Then re-run update * If still unclear, please let me know precisely which part in unclear. * Let me know if it works or not. * Thread Starter [cdoyle1966](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdoyle1966/) * (@cdoyle1966) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10820216) * Shamim, * My current FEP_DB_VERSION is set at 1014. Shall I still change it to something else or leave it at 1014? * Chris * Plugin Author [Shamim Hasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shamim51/) * (@shamim51) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-never-completes/#post-10822123) * is it working in your website? Did you tried above steps? 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