Last two times I tried to update SP I received this message:
An error occurred while updating Simple:Press: Download failed. Service Unavailable
Thanks
dont know… just checked and its fine… plus downloads are progressing at normal pace… not a huge load on server…
Just tried it again:
I know that I can upload it and install it manually but is there anything else I can try to get it to work on the back end automatically?
Thanks
It means your sever is reporting a 503 against our server – in other words it was unable to find it.
Rather odd. As Steve said above it all seems to be fine and other users are updating without apparent problem. Does this happen every time you try it?
Only recently. I first thought it had something to do with the new membership plans. Paying for the plugins and such.
Also, my wordpress is asking me to upgrade the Simple:Press Database.
I’m afraid to do it before a successful download of the plugin though.
The update process is starting. This process may take a while on some hosts, so please be patient.
Enabling Maintenance mode…
Disabling Maintenance mode…
All updates have been completed.
Upgrade the Simple:Press Database | Return to WordPress Updates page | Return to Plugins page
What does the forum menu say? Is that offering the upgrade and nothing else? Or the pubic forum itself? is that loading up as normal?
Forum menu offers nothing. On the back end, first a recommended upgrade, after the fail, mention of the database upgrade. I don’t want the database to be newer than the plugin.
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You have version 5.5.8 installed. Update to 5.5.9 Build 13315. View version 5.5.9 Build 13315 details.
Compatibility with WordPress 4.3: 100% (according to its author)
Simple:Press Version 5.5.9 Release, Build 13315 is now available for download. See the changelog for complete details. Please note, this version of Simple:Press requires WP 4.3.
AFTER CHOOSING TO UPGRADE:
The update process is starting. This process may take a while on some hosts, so please be patient.
Enabling Maintenance mode…
Disabling Maintenance mode…
All updates have been completed.
Upgrade the Simple:Press Database | Return to WordPress Updates page | Return to Plugins page
Yes same thing here..
The sucks site updated fine but Doc’s Place returned the above mentioned error.
I ended up ftp downloading the updated core and plugins and manually uploading to the other site. Ran the database update and walla..
BTW i have seen this before on both sites. Just went to the url and downloaded from there.
Not sure I understand this: ‘Forum menu offers nothing’ What does that actually mean please?
On the back end, first a recommended upgrade, after the fail, mention of the database upgrade. I don’t want the database to be newer than the plugin.
Forget this mention of a DB upgrade in the update section of the WP Admin.
The important thing is what the forum menu in the admin says. You say it offers nothing but I don’t follow what you mean by that. And you didn’t tell me about the front-end/public forum itself and if it is working as usual.
FidoSysop: Curious. SO hit and miss for you. But clearly OK for many others. I guess we need to check to see if WP have moved the goal posts on this in some way although you would expect that to effect everyone. And the manual download worked without throwing a 503….
Even if the update does not complete and the error is showing in the page, the option to upgrade the database is still present. Possibly add a version check before prompting to upgrade the database?
Yellow Swordfish said
FidoSysop: Curious. SO hit and miss for you. But clearly OK for many others. I guess we need to check to see if WP have moved the goal posts on this in some way although you would expect that to effect everyone. And the manual download worked without throwing a 503….
Yes it was possible to download the update by pasting the url shown in a new browser window. So the file was available, just something interrupted the update process. Possibly CloudFlare rocketscript. But both sites are pretty much identical. Only the themes are different.
Yellow Swordfish said
Not sure I understand this: ‘Forum menu offers nothing’ What does that actually mean please?
I mean the forum menu when not in the WP admin. When the admin is using the forum. Messages, etc. I guess I misunderstood your question. LOL
On the back end, first a recommended upgrade, after the fail, mention of the database upgrade. I don’t want the database to be newer than the plugin.
Forget this mention of a DB upgrade in the update section of the WP Admin.
That is what I figured. I think that FidoSysop’s suggestion to check version before mention of the DB upgrade is a good one.
The important thing is what the forum menu in the admin says. You say it offers nothing but I don’t follow what you mean by that. And you didn’t tell me about the front-end/public forum itself and if it is working as usual.
I copied and pasted the back end above. As you can see it offers an update to 5.5.9 Build 13315 from 5.5.8 installed.
Same problem with the plugins by the way. I guess that one is obvious seeing that the server can’t connect.