Title: Fatal error when using automatic update
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Fatal error when using automatic update

 *  Resolved [slappyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slappyman/)
 * (@slappyman)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-using-automatic-update/)
 * I get this error after auto update to I think version 3.1.4 Fatal error: Allowed
   memory size of 262144 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 77824 bytes) in /home/
   slappys/public_html/wp-admin/admin-header.php on line 118
    I also get the same
   error but line 78. I can access my site just fine but no joy with dashboard New
   to this any help would be great, thank you

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 *  [webworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webworks/)
 * (@webworks)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-using-automatic-update/page/2/#post-2173833)
 * Yes, made backups.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-using-automatic-update/page/2/#post-2173834)
 * Try re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from
   a **fresh** download of WordPress.
 *  [webworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webworks/)
 * (@webworks)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-using-automatic-update/page/2/#post-2173835)
 * That worked everyone. I’m back in.
    Thanks for responding!

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 * Last reply from: [webworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webworks/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-when-using-automatic-update/page/2/#post-2173835)
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