Title: Host updates vs EUM
Last modified: March 30, 2018

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# Host updates vs EUM

 *  Resolved [terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/)
 * (@terriz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/)
 * Hi,
 * I have a couple of clients on different hosts and am wondering if, in general,
   the WP update settings at a host overrides EUM or vice versa.
 * The two hosts in particular are BlueHost and Siteground.
 * My client on BlueHost had updates turned off within the BlueHost settings, but
   EUM on, with minor WP updates and all plugin/theme updates turned on. What I 
   found is that nothing happened. Configured updates weren’t happening at all for
   plugins (I can’t comment on WP updates since there hasn’t been one recently.)
   The solution appeared to be to uninstall EUM and enable wp/plugin/theme updates
   via BlueHost, which does ALL wp updates, not just minor ones. Once I made that
   change, updates started happening for plugins and themes.
 * On Siteground, it seems they force WP updates – period. You can configure it 
   to wait 24 or 72 hours, but it will eventually update WP whether you like it 
   or not (at least according to documentation, no experience yet.) In this case,
   I’m still using EUM for plugin and theme updates and that part is working.
 * I’m just wondering what questions I should be asking my client hosts, or what
   setting I should be looking for in wp-config.php, or? I have clients (including
   myself) who really don’t want major updates (esp with Gutenberg looming) and 
   I don’t know what to tell them or how to configure things to meet their requirement.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * (@webulous)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10131128)
 * Hi [@terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/),
 * There are two ways to configure WP updates.
    1. By adding constants to `wp-config.
   php` 2. By adding filters (used as `mu-plugins`) [https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Update_Configuration](https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates#Update_Configuration)
 * If your clients used one click WP installer or something like that, it is possible
   that the script adds constants to `wp-config.php` In such case you’ll see warning
   message in `Advanced` tab in EUM
    ` Automatic updates are disabled. Please check
   your wp-config.php file for AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED and remove the line. Automatic
   updates for Core are disabled. Please check your wp-config.php file for WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE
   and remove the line. `
 * It is also possible that they add `mu-plugin` to disable updates. See codex link
   for details. Hope this helps…
 *  Thread Starter [terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/)
 * (@terriz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10139412)
 * Yes, very helpful, thank you Venkat!
 *  Thread Starter [terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/)
 * (@terriz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10139414)
 * resolved…
 *  Thread Starter [terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/)
 * (@terriz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10139819)
 * Whoops – spoke too soon.
 * I’m looking at my client’s wp-config.php and it has this line in it:
 * define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, true );
 * Which is what I’d expect because I have updates enabled through the host.
 * BUT – I’m not seeing the warning message in the EUM Advanced tab?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * (@webulous)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10140384)
 * Hi [@terriz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/terriz/),
 * You’ll see warning only when it is set to `false`. If updates are enabled in `
   wp-config.php` then there is no necessary for `warnings`
 * If it is not updating still, it may be your clients have WordPress 4.9.3 which
   has an updater bug?
 * > [WordPress 4.9.4 Maintenance Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2018/02/wordpress-4-9-4-maintenance-release/)

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 * Last reply from: [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/host-updates-vs-eum/#post-10140384)
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