Title: Table Auto Update extension problem
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Table Auto Update extension problem

 *  Resolved [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovistomih/)
 * (@ovistomih)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/)
 * Hi Tobias!
 * I have Table press with 2 extensions: Table Auto Update and Single Cell Content
   Shortcode.
 * Starting Nov 28th at 7AM, Table Auto Update stopped updating my tables.
    I didn’t
   change anything. I was probably sound asleep at that time anyway :). What could
   be the problem?
 * Thank you!
    Ovidiu
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534358)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * This is hard to say, as the Extension is hard to debug. Please try saving the
   configuration again.
    Additionally, please try increasing the PHP Memory Limit,
   by increasing the value of the `WP_MEMORY_LIMIT` constant in the wp-config.php
   file, e.g. to `512M`, using the instructions from [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
   Then, please also take a look into the server error log. Maybe that shows us 
   some more information.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovistomih/)
 * (@ovistomih)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534536)
 * I increased the PHP memory limit but it’s still not working.
    There are no errors
   in the server log either.
 * Is the time the extension stopped working relevant at all? Why would it stop 
   working just like that? Could it be a server problem?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534537)
 * Hi,
 * hhm, ok. That’s weird.
    Are you sure that all configured URLs that are configured
   in the auto import are working? Does the manual import work from them?
 * And no, the time when the Extension stopped working is not relevant, at least
   I can’t think of a reason. It might be that something in the server configuration
   changed at that time. It might also be possible that another plugin “took effect”
   at that time.
    Another idea might be to investigate the WP Cron jobs, e.g. with
   the Cron module of the Core Control plugin from [https://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/core-control/)(
   Don’t worry about the message that the plugin is outdated, it’s working fine.)
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovistomih/)
 * (@ovistomih)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534538)
 * I’ve identified that if I disable w3 Total Cache it works.
    Any suggestions on
   how I can get them both working properly?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534539)
 * Hi,
 * ah, ok. That could explain things. The Extension uses the WP_Cron functionality
   to trigger the update check, i.e. the check whether the interval has passed. 
   This WP_Cron method requires users visiting the site, as a page view then triggers
   the code for the check.
    Now, when a caching plugin is used, WordPress never 
   receives the request and therefore never runs the cron job.
 * To work around this, you could maybe set up a real server cron job to replace
   the WP_Cron functionality. A quick search found these tutorials that could be
   helpful:
    [http://wpdailybits.com/blog/replace-wordpress-cron-with-real-cron-job/74](http://wpdailybits.com/blog/replace-wordpress-cron-with-real-cron-job/74)
   [http://bitswapping.com/2010/10/using-cron-to-trigger-wp-cron-php/](http://bitswapping.com/2010/10/using-cron-to-trigger-wp-cron-php/)
   I have never done this before though, so I can’t help with specifics.
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-auto-update-extension-problem/#post-5534539)
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