Title: Error in wp-admin error log
Last modified: April 20, 2023

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# Error in wp-admin error log

 *  Resolved [Maggie96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggie96/)
 * (@maggie96)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-wp-admin-error-log/)
 * Hello,
 *     ```wp-block-code
       I am getting this error in a fresh installation of Wordfence on a new website (wordpress version 6.2) with only one other plugin so far: Seedprod website builder. Just a one page site. 
   
       I don't know what this error from Wordfence means. Can you help me understand what is wrong and how to correct it?Wordfence database error commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query select*, "When type =  3 then 0"When type =  4 then 1"When type =  7 then 2"When type =  6 then 3"When type =  5 then 4"When type =  9 then 5"When type =  8 then 6"When type =  2 then 7"When type =  1 then 8Else 9999End as typesort CASE"When type =  '3 then parameters'"When type =  '4 then parameters'"When type =  1 then IP"When type =  9 then IP"When type =  5 then IP"When type =  6 then IP"When type =  7 then IP"When type =  2 then IP"When type =  8 then IPELSE 9999END as 'detail sort'From 'wp3c_wfblock7' where 'type' IN (4) AND ('expiration' = 0 OR 'expiration'> UNIX_TIMESTAMP()) ORDER BY 'typesort' ASC, 'id' DESC made ny wfshutdownregistry->handle shutdown, wfshutdownfunction->invoke, wfWAFIPBlocksController::synchronizeCongifgSettings, wfBlock::patternBlocks, wfAllBlocksAnd it just keeps repeating this.
       ```
   
 * Thank you, Maggie

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-wp-admin-error-log/#post-16675295)
 * Hi [@maggie96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggie96/), thanks for reaching
   out to us,
 * When you see a “Commands out of sync” database error in your logs there are often
   other plugins getting the same error as well. The issue happens because some 
   plugins, including Wordfence, use PHP’s “shutdown handler” to run some code after
   the rest of a database request has finished. If the database connection is lost
   during a request, this shutdown code still runs and reconnects to the database,
   which isn’t in a state where queries can be run. Such states include the database
   being unavailable due to shutting down, or a query limitation set by the hosting
   provider is reached.
 * The “Commands out of sync” errors are not the actual cause of a problem, but 
   rather side-effects of the database getting disconnected. When this error is 
   logged, it’s because something else already failed, but it isn’t visible in PHP’s
   error log.
 * If you have WP-CLI you can run a query like:
 * **wp db query ‘\s’**
 * …which should show you the database server’s uptime. The same can be done on 
   the MySQL command line by just typing \s. In a couple of cases reported to us
   where users had the access to do this, they did find that the database server
   had recently restarted when they saw these errors. Generally, your hosting provider
   will need to look into the problem with the database. If they are willing to 
   send us logs, including **mysql/mariadb** logs and the **syslog**, we may be 
   able to help determine the cause.
 * Thanks,
   Peter.
 *  Thread Starter [Maggie96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggie96/)
 * (@maggie96)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-wp-admin-error-log/#post-16675872)
 * Hi Peter,
 * Thank you for the explanation and response. 
   I will check with the hosting provider
   to see if they will help.
 * Maggie

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