Error: WordPress database error Commands out of sync

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(@barcag)

Hello, I’ve been getting the following error for a long time and I’ve been trying to set a high CPU usage and doing this every hour.

12-Jan-2026 17:49:13 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT p.ID FROM wper_posts p WHERE post_type='scheduled-action' AND p.post_title='wc_schedule_pending_batch_processes' AND p.post_status IN ('in-progress', 'pending') ORDER BY p.post_date_gmt ASC LIMIT 0, 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, call_user_func, as_has_scheduled_action, ActionScheduler_Store->query_action, ActionScheduler_HybridStore->query_actions, ActionScheduler_wpPostStore->query_actions
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:13 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT a.action_id FROM wper_actionscheduler_actions a WHERE 1=1 AND a.hook='wc_schedule_pending_batch_processes' AND a.status IN ('in-progress', 'pending') LIMIT 0, 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, call_user_func, as_has_scheduled_action, ActionScheduler_Store->query_action, ActionScheduler_HybridStore->query_actions, ActionScheduler_DBStore->query_actions
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:13 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT option_value FROM wper_options WHERE option_name = 'wc_pending_batch_processes' LIMIT 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->get_enqueued_processors, get_option
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:19 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT p.ID FROM wper_posts p WHERE post_type='scheduled-action' AND p.post_title='wc_schedule_pending_batch_processes' AND p.post_status IN ('in-progress', 'pending') ORDER BY p.post_date_gmt ASC LIMIT 0, 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, call_user_func, as_has_scheduled_action, ActionScheduler_Store->query_action, ActionScheduler_HybridStore->query_actions, ActionScheduler_wpPostStore->query_actions
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:19 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT a.action_id FROM wper_actionscheduler_actions a WHERE 1=1 AND a.hook='wc_schedule_pending_batch_processes' AND a.status IN ('in-progress', 'pending') LIMIT 0, 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, call_user_func, as_has_scheduled_action, ActionScheduler_Store->query_action, ActionScheduler_HybridStore->query_actions, ActionScheduler_DBStore->query_actions
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:19 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT option_value FROM wper_options WHERE option_name = 'wc_pending_batch_processes' LIMIT 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\{closure}, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->remove_or_retry_failed_processors, Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\BatchProcessing\BatchProcessingController->get_enqueued_processors, get_option
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:41 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wper_options WHERE option_name IN ('_transient_timeout_jetpack_autoloader_plugin_paths') made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Shutdown_Handler->__invoke, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Plugins_Handler->cache_plugins, set_transient, wp_prime_option_caches
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:41 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SELECT autoload FROM wper_options WHERE option_name = '_transient_jetpack_autoloader_plugin_paths' LIMIT 1 made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Shutdown_Handler->__invoke, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Plugins_Handler->cache_plugins, set_transient, update_option
[12-Jan-2026 17:49:41 UTC] WordPress database error Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now for query SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM wper_options made by shutdown_action_hook, do_action('shutdown'), WP_Hook->do_action, WP_Hook->apply_filters, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Shutdown_Handler->__invoke, Automattic\Jetpack\Autoloader\jpe25de9ccfb8c86529a8560065c4e7d09\al5_0_0\Plugins_Handler->cache_plugins, set_transient, update_option

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Plugin Support shahzeen(woo-hc)
(@shahzeenfarooq)

5 months, 1 week ago
Hi there!

Thank you for sharing the error details. I understand how concerning these database errors can be.

This issue most commonly appears due to a plugin conflict.

Could you please try the following to check for conflicts:
1. Deactivate all plugins except WooCommerce.
2. Activate a default theme like Storefront.
3. Check if the error still occurs.
If you don’t want to test this on your live site, you can create a staging site and run the conflict test there. This plugin can help you set up a staging site: WP Staging.

If the issue persists even after testing on a clean setup, I’d like to understand your site properly. Please share with us the necessary information below for us to investigate the issue further:
- System Status Report which you can find via WooCommerce > Status
- Fatal error logs (if any) under WooCommerce > Status > Logs.
Please use https://pastebin.com/ or https://gist.github.com/ and share a link to that paste in reply here. Once we have more information, we’ll be able to assist you further
Plugin Support thelmachido a11n
(@thelmachido)

4 months, 3 weeks ago

It’s been a while since we heard back from you for this reason we are closing this thread.

If WooCommerce has been useful for your store and you appreciate the support you’ve received, we’d truly appreciate it if you could leave us a quick review here:

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/#new-post

Feel free to open a new forum topic if you run into any other problem.

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