Title: Updating Groups plugin core failed.
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Updating Groups plugin core failed.

 *  Resolved [prajakta ghole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prajakta-ghole/)
 * (@prajakta-ghole)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/)
 * Thanks for the nice plugin…But recently I am getting following error in red ‘
   Updating Groups plugin core failed.’ in my dashboard.Can u pls tell me what could
   be the cause of this error and how can I resolve this.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/)

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 *  Plugin Author [itthinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itthinx/)
 * (@itthinx)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071051)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for using it 🙂
 * Regarding the message you get, can you please enable debugging and check if there
   are any errors coming up in the debug.log?
 * See [Debugging in WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress),
   summarized make sure to have these lines in your wp-config.php :
 *     ```
       define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
       ```
   
 * The third line is optional. Then try to update the plugin and check in wp-content/
   debug.log – please post a link here to the contents pasted to [pastebin](http://pastebin.com).
 * You can also try to disable other plugins and make sure that your PHP memory 
   limit is set at a decent amount.
 * Cheers
 *  [franquero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/franquero/)
 * (@franquero)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071274)
 * I had the same alert: “Updating Groups plugin core failed”. My problem was MYSQL
   user didn’t have ALTER and DROP permissions. Once added through cPanel, the alert
   disappeared.
 *  Plugin Author [itthinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itthinx/)
 * (@itthinx)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071275)
 * [@franquero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/franquero/) Thanks for posting
   your solution!
 *  [STUDIO BAERIG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/studio-baerig/)
 * (@studio-baerig)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071289)
 * Great plugin, thanks. Flawlessly in use in other install without any problems.
 * But new, local install with MAMP, same error as [@prajakta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prajakta/)
   ghole:
 * “Updating Groups plugin core failed.”
 * User permissions in MYSQL: all checked
 * Any idea?
 * debug.log:
    [http://pastebin.com/0dRjhsCs](http://pastebin.com/0dRjhsCs)
 * Thanks for help!
 *  Plugin Author [itthinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itthinx/)
 * (@itthinx)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071290)
 * Hi [@studio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/studio/) BAERIG
 * Please try installing again after using delete all data on deactivation under
   Groups > Options and reinstall with debugging enabled and logged.
 * Please rather post your results on a new thread as this one is already resolved.
 * Cheers

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 * Last reply from: [itthinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itthinx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-groups-plugin-core-failed/#post-6071290)
 * Status: resolved