Cannot update plugins or wordpress 405 error and 504 error

  • I’ve had serious issues with functionality today with my wordpress.

    I’ve been getting HTTP errors when trying to upload images, total freezes of wordpress if i try to upload more than one image at a time. 405 timeout errors and 504 Gateway Timeout errors while doing even simple things like making a new page.

    I got a notification that there was an update available for WordPress 4.5.3 so i figured, that might help fix my problems. But, whenever I try to update I get this error and I am not technologically savvy enough to have a CLUE what it means or how to fix it:

    ERROR 504 – GATEWAY TIMEOUT

    Why am I seeing this page?

    The server that your request has reached is acting as a gateway or proxy to fulfil the request made by your client.

    Web Browser => Web Front-End => Web Back-End

    This server (Web Front-End) received an invalid response from an upstream (Web Back-End) server it accessed to fulfil the request.

    In most cases this will not mean that the upstream server is down, but rather that the upstream server and the gateway/proxy do not agree on the protocol for exchanging data.

    This problem is most commonly caused when there is a problem with IP communications between the Web Front and Back-Ends. Before you attempt to resolve this problem you should clear your browser cache completely.

    Our support staff will be happy to assist you in resolving this issue. Please contact our Live Support or reply to any Tickets you may have received from our technicians for further assistance.

    I am completely at a loss of what to do or how to fix it so I can get back to a normally functioning wordpress dashboard.

    If you have an idea/solution… pretend I’m a 5 year old or 85 years old… i really am not savvy with the ins and outs.

    Any hints or ideas on what’s going on and how to fix it?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    – 504 error is likely a server related issue.
    – Therefore, ask your host why the 504 is occurring.
    – Your error_log file may explain it. So please check the error logs on your server. If you need help locating them, ask your hosting provider to help you with that.

    Thread Starter successjustclicks

    (@successjustclicks)

    Thank you! I eventually pestered my host and sure enough we have server issues…. HOPEFULLY once that get fixed, everything will go back to normal!

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