Title: Database Update Required Loop
Last modified: January 8, 2022

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# Database Update Required Loop

 *  [m00ry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m00ry/)
 * (@m00ry)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-loop/)
 * Following a login to site I get a
    **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 database update process may take a little while, so please be patient
    Clicking
   on ‘Update WordPress Database’ gives..
 * **Update Complete**
    Your WordPress database has been successfully updated!
 * Continue
    Clicking ‘Continue’ takes me back to **Database Update Required**
 * So I’ve looked in the database at the wp_options table
    db_upgraded is not set
   to anything, it is null db_version is not set to anything, it is null
 * The version.php file in wp-includes is an empty file?? that was updated today
 * There is no cache folder in wp-content
    I am not aware of any caching server-
   side – hosted by freehostia
 * There is no object-cache.php located in the wp-content folder
 * Anyone able to help?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdatabase-update-required-loop%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-loop/#post-15233414)
 * Sounds like an incomplete core update. Please [perform a manual update](https://wordpress.org/support/article/updating-wordpress/#manual-update).
   You’ll be asked to update the DB again, but it should work this time.
 *  [martin.krcho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martinkrcho/)
 * (@martinkrcho)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-loop/#post-15804606)
 * Hey [@m00ry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m00ry/), I am just circling 
   back to see if you found a solution to the database update loop. Did you perform
   the manual WordPress update that was suggested by [@bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)?
 * Would you share your experience? It could help others who might run in to the
   same problem.

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [martin.krcho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martinkrcho/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-loop/#post-15804606)
 * Status: not resolved

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