WordPress not updating to latest version

  • agoedrich

    (@agoedrich)


    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hello, My WP sites are not updating to the latest version. They are stuck on 4.8.3. My dev server/cPanel has 4.8.3 installed and I am not sure if it is some how corrupt and/or causing the problem, but now I have several websites that are not updating and I am starting to experience problems with plugins either not functioning properly or not being compatible at all. How can I get WP to update to the latest version?

    Thank you, Alex

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 2 months ago

    What happens when you go to dashboard->updates? What do you see there.

    Also, check your wp-config.php file. Do you have any DEFINE statements regarding updates?

    Thread Starter agoedrich

    (@agoedrich)

    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hi @sterndata, the dashboard says I’m on the latest version:

    Last checked on April 26, 2018 at 4:30 pm.
    You have the latest version of WordPress.
    Learn more about WordPress 4.8.3.

    I’m not sure what you mean by DEFINE statements. Can you give me more info on that? My sysadmin guy insists there is nothing wrong, so it seems I’m on my own….

    Alex

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 2 months ago

    Download your wp-config.php file and look for statements that start “DEFINE(” that relate to updates.

    >> My sysadmin guy <<

    How are you hosting your sites?

    Thread Starter agoedrich

    (@agoedrich)

    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ok – I am looking at the wp-config.php file. I may have found the problem:

    define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, false );

    Is this it?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 2 months ago

    Yup! Remove that line.

    Thread Starter agoedrich

    (@agoedrich)

    8 years, 2 months ago

    First I changed it to true, and then I removed the line; saved the file but it is still the same. Latest version is 4.8.3. I also emptied the caches. Still nothing. Any further ideas?

    Thank you Steve

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 2 months ago

    After you edited the file, did you upload it back to your site?

    Thread Starter agoedrich

    (@agoedrich)

    8 years, 2 months ago

    I think my problem is with the cPanel controlling the updates. Working on it…Thanks for all your help @sterndata.

    Alex 🙂

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