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First try Try increasing memory allocated to PHP: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/#increasing-memory-allocated-to-php
If that does not help, access your server via SFTP or FTP, or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult your hosting provider’s documentation for specifics on these), navigate to /wp-content/plugins/ and rename or delete the directory of social-icons-widget-by-wpzoom plugin.
If still no joy, then please review 5.9 Master List and attempt troubleshooting outlined therein.
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Have attempted troubleshooting suggested in my previous reply?
I can’t enter the dashboard as well. It leads me to error 404 page with this URL:
…/wp-admin/upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F
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Previously I wrote:
I can’t enter the dashboard as well. It leads me to error 404 page with this URL:
…/wp-admin/upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F
The problem was that the upgrade.php was blocked at the server level. So I unblocked it, and now I can login without any problem.
Hi @jimknopf128
The only thing you need to do is changing the name of the social-icons-widget-by-wpzoom folder to de-activate that plugin. 1 character is enough.
But there are other problems with WordPress 5.9, as you can see there are many recent topics created about this unfortunately.
I also had 2 sites that crashed after the update to version 5.9 (500 error). Still not clear what caused this.
Guido
If the WordPress crew doesn’t provide a fix anytime soon, I think the best thing to do is to ask your hosting provider to replace a backup. Or maybe you can do this yourself via your hosting panel.
I have also read that this can be casued because the update timed out, this can mean WordPress isn’t fully installed on the server. So files are missing. But am not certain about that. There’s even a post about this update, check this.
Guido
I’m by no means an expert, but here’s where I’m at today (I posted the original question):
– I updated the PHP version (5.? > 7.4) this was done through the host’s dashboard
– I de-activated all plugins via FTP (added text to each individual plugin folder within wp-content > plugins)
– now I’m re-activating each plugin by
1/ restoring the original plugin folder name
2/ reloading the wp-admin page (to make sure nothing broke)
3/ activating the plugin
4/ reloading the wp-admin page (to make sure nothing broke)
5/ check (reload) the actual site (to make sure nothing broke)
So far I was able to re-activate 4 of 9 plugins, the others seem to cause problems (?). I’m lucky that this site only uses 9 plugins. This is a good reminder to keep the plugin count lean ;).
Hoping for suggestions to streamline the process 😉
Thank you to the community. Stephan
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4 of 9 plugins, the others seem to cause problems
Report the issue at support forums of those problem plugins so their developers can take action as appropriate.
I’ve widdled it down to two plugins … reported to one, one to go 😉
thank you.
Hi Stephan,
If you have older plugins and there are no updates available, do not update your server to PHP 8.0 yet. Version 7.4 is also fine.
But if you have ancient plugins, maybe even PHP 7.4 is too much. In that case you must consider replacing those plugins. Same applies to your theme.
Guido
I have tried
• PHP at 7.4 and 8.1
• Deactivating all plugins
• Reverting to WordPress Theme (Twenty Twenty Two)
• Adding more memory via PHP
The website is viewing perfectly, yet I still have no access to the Dashboard (wp-admin) page.
Guido,
The site is not that old, and I’m trying to keep everything reasonably up-to-date. I think I saw somewhere that PHP 7.4 is the recommended, stable version?
Thank you for your advice. Stephan
@t-p I’m sorry I didn’t receive your note. I will post my own topic and still follow this one.
My apologize…
I think I saw somewhere that PHP 7.4 is the recommended, stable version?
Yes, there are themes and plugins that stil not support PHP 8.0, but most of the more popular ones do.
Guido
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WordPress is not fully compatible with PHP 8.0 or 8.1. All remaining known PHP 8.1 issues are deprecation notices.
See this for more https://make.ww.wp.xz.cn/core/2022/01/10/wordpress-5-9-and-php-8-0-8-1/
