Update WordPress Another update is currently in progress

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

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 3 years ago by KAPman.

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.

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

Hi Tony,

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

Hope this helps

Keith

• This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by KAPman.

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

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

I have the same issue as Sam.

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

Tim