Title: Eternal "Database Update Required" loop
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Eternal "Database Update Required" loop

 *  [jdeloma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdeloma/)
 * (@jdeloma)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/eternal-database-update-required-loop/)
 * I upgraded WordPress to 4.1.1 through the dashboard. Everything went smoothly
   until I reached the “Database Update Required” window.
 * > 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 update process may take a little while, so please be patient.
 * Now I am stuck in this eternal loop of not being able to get past it. The front
   end of the site (innercircleshow.org) works perfectly, I just can’t reach my 
   dashboard.
 * Any ideas?

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 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/eternal-database-update-required-loop/#post-5937372)
 * Fixing your database will depend upon what you find below.
 * Which version of WordPress were you previously running ?
    Do your error logs 
   show what the error is ? Especially the SQL database logs.
 * This webpage gives the relevant database versions, it shows no changes between
   4.1 and 4.1.1
    The most recent change is: `"ALTER TABLE $wpdb->terms DROP INDEX
   slug"` The change prior to this was: `update_option( 'WPLANG', WPLANG );`
 * First establish which database version you are running, to do this use your phpmyadmin
   program to examine your “options” table, look for key “db_version”, the most 
   recent version is 30133, which version do you report ?
    Also check if you have
   an option for “WPLANG”

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 * Last reply from: [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/eternal-database-update-required-loop/#post-5937372)
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