Fatal Error after 3.3 update

  • I just updated to 3.3 and now I’m getting a fatal error when I try to access the dashboard. The screen says “Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_update_data() in /home/content/k/m/b/kmblock/html/wp-admin/menu.php on line 34”

    Based on what I saw other people recommending, I’ve already downloaded a fresh copy of 3.3 to my computer, found the file in question /wp-admin/menu.php and replaced it in my ftp manager through godaddy. This did nothing. Just for kicks I tried again. Nothing. For some extra special fun I removed the file completely to see if the error message would change. It did, no surprise. added it back and I got the same error as before.

    So I pulled up menu.php in dreamweaver and here is the line in question…
    $update_data = wp_get_update_data();

    This is where my know-how ends and my instincts say I should stop and ask for directions before I break something.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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  • Thread Starter kmbkitten

    (@kmbkitten)

    Hey everyone who submitted feedback to my question,

    I’ve got everything up and running again and learned quite a bit in the process. Thanks for steering me in the right direction. Greatly appreciated!

    i wiped everything out. then did a wordpress install from cpanel fantastico. then yanked down the 3.3 and it installed after the first pass found a problem which said something about try reinstalling it again. so the second time was a charmer. 3.3 works! then i installed weaver. the first screen that weaver requests to save your ftp info, i put everything in and save results immediately in this error. (***’s covering private info)
    Fatal error: Call to undefined function mcrypt_module_open() in /home/****/public_html/*****/wp-content/themes/weaver/wvr-includes/wvr-fileio.php on line 199.. other stuff seems to work. i’m sure we’re all guinny pigs for this release ??

    wplearner

    (@wordpresslearner)

    hey guys, so I’m having same problem. Just updated to 3.3, and it started showing the maintenence file.. I changed the name of plugins and the current theme(a sandbox child theme),-deleted the maintenance file, no luck. then I reinstalled all the content except that in wp-content. and my site is back up. but I still can’t access the dashboard. Whenever I try I get:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_update_data() in /…/ wp-admin/menu.php on line 34

    do you think just deleting this function call might solve it, or could that mess things up further? any other suggestions appretiated.

    wplearner

    (@wordpresslearner)

    awesome deal, so got it working though unfortunately not sure which step did it. first I tried reinstalling update.php which is where the update data function is defined, and that got access to the admin page up, but it looked like someone had gone in with a weedwhacker and just destroyed it. what I did that fixed it I think, was when doing a manual install, deleting both the wp-admin, and wp-includes folders.(not just overriding them, with new files, as I had previously) and now it’s back up.

    Hi,

    I really need some help here… I logged into a friends wp site to help him with something, tried to update it to WordPress 3.3, got the message below, clicked on the “Update WordPress Database” and it takes me to a page that is blank except for a WordPress logo.

    Here is the url: https://www.davidnichtern.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php?step=1&backto=%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D977%26action%3Dedit

    Database Update Required

    WordPress has been updated! Before we send you on your way, we have to update your database to the newest version.

    The update process may take a little while, so please be patient.

    Update WordPress Database

    Thanks so much for any help you can send my way!

    Seth

    I am also facing this problem! https://www.chandanmehta.com

    After upgrading to WP 3.3, upon login to admin dashboard I receive this msg:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_update_data()
    in /home/content/41/5481541/html/wp-admin/menu.php on line
    34

    Having novice WP skills, I checked this site and consulted with hosting provider (GoDaddy). Both recommend that I manually upgrade. I will (for the first time). Background: I have upgraded using WP’s auto upgrade successfully for the past three years without incident.

    Before starting, I checked: /wp-admin/upgrade.php
    Received: No Update Required Your WordPress database is already up-to-date!

    My site is displays nominally. However, as noted, I am unable to access admin dashboard.

    When the WP Codex recommends in its ‘Replace WordPress files’ instructions on
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Updating_WordPress
    to delete the old wp-includes and wp-admin, can you advise if I should delete these directories in both folders that appear in my hosting directory. That is, the subdirectories under ‘WordPress’ and the individual folders below?

    Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

    Mark

    Yes, both. Once you get it running, Dashboard and/or .htaccess will help you figure out which ones are the ones actually used. Or whichever one has recent files in wp-content/uploads. WP only has 3 main subdirectories.

    Hello, all

    For me, no solutions so far.

    1. asked my host to restore back up for entire site
    2. tried to update to older version of wordpress, problems persist (righ now site is o

    The login page comes up, the forgoten password page comes up, but once I login, no dashboard.

    Now, the new error is:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_network_admin() in /home/alternat/public_html/conteudo/wp-admin/includes/menu.php on line 10

    Anyone has any other suggestions?

    Thanks in advance…

    Are there any WordPress developers accompanying this issue?

    If so, I noticed many people are in trouble with this and similar issues, all coming from the new install. In my case, even an entire site restore didn′t fix the issue.

    What can we expect from the dev team? Any fix coming up?

    Thanks again…

    Temporarily remove all folders in:
    wp-content/plugins
    wp-content/themes

    Except keep this one:
    wp-content/themes/twentyeleven

    If you have
    wp-content/mu-plugin
    temporarily remove it entirely.

    Then if it works, starting adding stuff back one-by-one and testing. Theme first.

    Hi, kitchin

    Thanks for the suggestion, tried it, but unfortunately, it didn′t work for me.

    :o(

    Same error message, and I have no plugins (deleted all from server).

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_network_admin() in /home/alternat/public_html/conteudo/wp-admin/includes/menu.php on line 10

    Thanks, kitchin. Your instructions seem clear.

    I performed the steps advised. Unfortunately, I am now in deeper trouble. My blog is unaccessible.

    Upon going to my blog address, I now receive this message:

    Warning: require_once(/home/content/41/5481541/html/wp-includes/cache.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/41/5481541/html/wp-includes/load.php on line 390

    Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/content/41/5481541/html/wp-includes/cache.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php’) in /home/content/41/5481541/html/wp-includes/load.php on line 390

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