WordPress 3.0 Upgrade Went Smooth
With the release of WordPress 3.0, I was excited to upgrade to the latest version. As a PHP (WordPress code) developer, I was prepared to handle issues if any had occurred but overall I didn’t have any problems. Now I also want to make a point that I am only running 5 plugins with my blog and everything else I custom wrote myself. With that said, I had already tested and adjusted my code to be compatible with WordPress 3., hence not having issues when I upgraded.
“An automated WordPress update has failed to complete” : WordPress Error Message
Although I wouldn’t call this an issue and definitely not an error, I did receive a message in my WordPress back office notifying me that an automated WordPress update had failed and to please attempt the updated again. How did this happen?! Well, I typically don’t use the Upgrade tool in my back office and just upgrade everything FTP. It’s just easier for me. However, this time I thought I would just give it a whirl (Of course I performed a full WordPress backup first just in case things went corrupt.) and by no surprise the upgrade failed. Figures. So I decided to just use my FTP client ‘Filezilla’ and upload the files manually. Success!
When I logged back into my WordPress Dashboard, I noticed the WordPress Message “An automated WordPress update has failed to complete – please attempt the update again now”. So the first thing I did was check the database for a row that may not have been updated. Nothing. So I went into the file system and found a .maintenance file in the public_html directory. Ah Yes! I deleted this file and the message in my WordPress back office was gone.
So, if you happen to experience this message as well, look into you file system for the .maintenance file and remove it. Then be sure the message in your dashboard is gone too.
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Addition by Frederik Hermann: You cannot see this file in your FTP, you can only view it via cPanel’s File Manager or via SSH.
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Hi Clifton,
Thanks for the post and info, I have the same issue but I can’t find the .maintenance file anywhere … I checked the root folders and tons of subfolders but nothing. And the error message is pretty annoying. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
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Got it, my FTP tool (Transmit) doesn’t show the file, maybe you can add a line:
“You cannot see this file in your FTP, you can only view it via cPanel’s File Manager or via SSH.”
Thanks for the post and cheers!
Thanks Frederik! I didn’t have a problem viewing the file using the FTP client Filezilla. I made an addition as you suggested! Thanks!
I also recieved the message below when upgrading to “3.2.1″ but I cannot find the .maintenance file in my main directory. Could it be somewhere else? When I try again as it suggests it crashes my site and I get the this site is under maintenance message
“An automated WordPress update has failed to complete – please attempt the update again now.”
Thanks.
Gary
Hey Gary, I’m sure it’s there somewhere. Make sure you are looking at an refreshed root directory or the directory where your WordPress install is located (e.g. same directory as the wp-config.php file)
Hi Clifton,
I want help from you.Can you tell me ,if I will found a .maintenance file in wp root directory it will caused the problems like “The page isn’t redirecting properly”.
Actually I have got error at my site like “The page isn’t redirecting properly”.
Then I have gone to admin site and have seen a message like “An automated WordPress update has failed to complete – please attempt the update again now.”
After getting this message I have reached at you.
Please help me.
Thanks
Sangram
First, deactivate all of your plugins. See if that fixes your redirect issue. If not, then, delete your .htaccess file from the root directory using FTP client (or Cpanel). Log into your Dashboard and resave your Permalink settings. That may fix your redirect issues.
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