wpsnoop Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check()

If you are dealing with a WordPress issue where a PHP Function myplugin_update_db_check() was already declared it is most likely due to a plugin/theme conflict.

wpsnoop scanned and analyzed over 100,000 WordPress plugins and themes to find and locate potential conflicts including functions that share the same name.

This page has information on the 10 places where that function is declared and used in WordPress plugins and themes.

Note: Our database currently only taps into the free themes and plugins available in the publicly available WordPress plugins and themes, if your site uses paid plugins, themes or custom code there may be additional conflicts.


Our database has uncovered 10 different instances of potential conflicts where different plugins or themes share the function name.

Examples of this error include:

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/automated-registration-of-the-course/a.php:93)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Courses and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-gcalendar/wp-gcalendar.php:62)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP GCalendar and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wordpress-chat-plugin-by-123-flash-chat/chatdb.php:67)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin 123 Flash Chat and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/simple-events-calendar/simple-events-calendar.php:119)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Simple Events Calendar and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/shortcode-gallery-for-matterport-showcase/wp-matterport.php:55)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP Matterport Shortcode and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/widget-indicadores-economicos-chile/indicadores-economicos.php:49)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Indicadores Económicos (Chile) and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/yaps-yet-another-push-service/yaps.php:67)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Yet Another Push Service and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/wp-custom-widget-area/wp-custom-widget-area.php:83)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin WP Custom Widget area and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/star-rating-feedback/ho_feedback.php:69)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Star Rating Feedback and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare myplugin_update_db_check() (previously declared in wp-content/plugins/adif-log-search-widget/logbook.php:168)

This file is part of the WordPress plugin Logbook and could be interacting with another theme or plugin and causing a fatal error.

The error occurs because two (or more) plugins that you are using are both trying to declare a function with the same name.