• Resolved pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)


    When running the Update, one of the sites stops the process and puts up a dark cover over the page. Have to refresh the page to recover, but cannot proceed with any of the updates.
    Steps:
    1. At https://aricaschool.org/sponsors/backups/ (password required), click Updates.
    2. Click Show Updates for All Sites
    Actual result: routine stops at the sixth site, puts up a dark screen.
    Expected result: routine should visit all the sites and report needed updates.

    When I try to remove the site from the list, same thing happens and the site is not removed.

    Mac OS 10.15.6, Safari 13.1.2, WordPress 5.4.2

    Unfortunately, I don’t know for sure when it stopped working.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    Discovered the source of the problem. The target site has been completely removed from the server. The only workaround I’ve found is to update each site individually. So, if a site in the list has actually gone away, that breaks the UpdraftCentral Dashboard.

    Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    This is not resolved. This continues to be a problem (bug).

    If a target site has been deleted, Updraft Central fails to handle that error condition and locks up the Dashboard. The latest update to Updraft Central did not fix the problem.

    Apparently, I will have to uninstall Updraft Central and then reconfigure the 40 websites with a fresh install of Updraft Central.

    Plugin Support bcrodua

    (@bcrodua)

    Hi @pwforaker

    Apologies for the late reply.

    I believe you have a UpdraftCentral subscription? If so, can you please open a ticket using this form – https://updraftplus.com/paid-support-requests/.

    Please include screenshots or any error message you are seeing so we can investigate further on the issue.

    Thanks,
    Bryle

    Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    Hello Bryle,

    Turns out I don’t have a paid subscription for UpdraftCentral, just UpdraftPlus. So, hopefully, you can respond here.

    Turns out you cannot simply uninstall UpdraftCentral and install it again. That does not clear the database, so the offending site is still in the list of sites.

    The only way around this problem I’ve found is to install UpdraftCentral on a completely different site and start over. Or, delete tables in the MySQL database and hope I don’t break anything else.

    — Paul

    Plugin Support bcrodua

    (@bcrodua)

    Hi Paul,

    Apologies for the late reply.

    Glad you were able to find a workaround.

    Also, have you tried using a different browser see if you get the same issue? Could you also let us know which version of UpdraftCentral are you using please? Is the self-install or the UpdraftCentral Cloud?

    Regards,
    Bryle

    Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    This is still happening for sites that no longer have WP installations. I have to remember to first remove the site from UpdraftCentral before archiving it.

    UpdraftCentral version: 0.8.14
    https://aricaschool.org/sponsors
    WP/5.5.3 PHP/7.3.23 MySQL/5.5.5 Curl/7.73.0

    Also, tonight I encountered three sites that stopped the update process, and I had to reinstall their keys. I’m wondering what would cause that.

    From my point of view, the solution is a modification of UpdraftCentral to handle errors without blocking the process. If one site fails to respond properly, UpdraftCentral should simply flag it and continue through the list of sites. Why kill the whole process for one unresponsive site?

    Thanks for considering that as a feature request (really, it’s a bug).

    Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    Now I have a site I cannot remove from the list. Instead, I get the dark screen over the window.

    And, when I refreshed the page and clicked the ? button for support, that dark screen appeared again, locking up the page.

    Thread Starter pwforaker

    (@pwforaker)

    This is still a problem. The latest issue involves 22 sites that I had to move to a different server. Before moving the databases, I figured I’d remove all the sites from UpdraftCentral and then reconnect them after the new databases are up. But, it won’t let me remove a site: dark screen over the window, locked page.

    Plugin Author David Anderson

    (@davidanderson)

    What happens if you use a different web browser? Perhaps an extension in your web browser is getting involved.

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