Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress

  • KAPman

    (@kapman)


    4 years, 6 months ago

    Getting this error “Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress.” but cannot find “core_updater.lock” in wp_options db table and the Fix Another Update in Process plugin reports that no updating is taking place.

    “Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress.” has been showing for 24 hours.

    What could possibly be causing this error?

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  • a2hostingrj

    (@a2hostingrj)

    4 years, 6 months ago

    What is your current version of WordPress? Do you have full backup of your site (files and database)?

    Thread Starter KAPman

    (@kapman)

    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    Wordpress 5.8.1 is installed and I am trying to update to 5.8.2.

    I do have a full backup of the site

    The error Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress is still showing

    Thanks

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by KAPman.
    a2hostingrj

    (@a2hostingrj)

    4 years, 6 months ago

    I do have a full backup of the site

    If you tried with the plugin and it is not in the wp_options table, there is another way that you can fix this situation.

    Warning: I strongly suggest you to recreate the site locally in your computer with the backup and then try to fix it.

    Install the WordPress CLI: https://wp-cli.org/

    And then execute:
    wp option delete core_updater.lock

    Again, this should be tested in a local dev environment, not in your live site.

    thowden

    (@thowden)

    4 years ago

    Hi

    Came across this post as I have the same issue as the OP. I tried with wp-cli as a last resort, but as with the OP the core_updater.lock entry is NOT in the wp_options table.

    Using wp-cli as suggested here and elsewhere fails:

    wp option get core_updater.lock
    Error: Could not get ‘core_updater.lock’ option. Does it exist?

    I am still looking for a solution or to identify the issue. The one thing I do know is that the common fix relating to the core_updater.lock is not the answer.

    What have I tested ? Check my blog post wordpress-another-update-is-currently-in-progress and if I do find an answer I’ll update it here too.

    cheers
    Tony

    Thread Starter KAPman

    (@kapman)

    4 years ago

    Hi Tony,

    I contacted my server (Hostgator) and they fixed the problem very quickly.

    Hope this helps

    Keith

    • This reply was modified 4 years ago by KAPman.
    thowden

    (@thowden)

    4 years ago

    Hi Keith

    Thanks, it confirms that it was a server-side issue rather than within the WP site itself.

    In a browser inspect console I could see a 403 error on wp-admin/loadstyles.php.

    The solution for me was reviewing the CPanel WordPress Toolkit for the specific site and re-running / recycling (disable / re-enable) all the settings. It appears that the security settings via WordPress Toolkit were corrupted in some way.

    cheers
    Tony

    samsterid

    (@samsterid)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    I had this exact same error:

    “Another update is currently in progress” but no core_updater.lock in _options table

    I finally figured out that my database had a few tables that were not set to auto increment the Primary ID

    This condition usually results in the latest record to have an ID of zero, and THEN no more records can be added to that table.

    Screws up a lot of things especially if the wp_options table is the culprit.

    So I fixed that setting for the tables that matter, and all seems to be good now.`

    WordPress update to 6.02 installed fine after the fix

    Sam

    aliaj00

    (@aliaj00)

    3 years, 8 months ago

    I have the same issue as Sam.

    Please can you share if possible the steps to fix it. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    Tim

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