Title: 2.5.1 Security Fixes / WordPress admin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 2.5.1 Security Fixes / WordPress admin

 *  [johnlacey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnlacey/)
 * (@johnlacey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/)
 * I recently downloaded the security fixes from here:
    [http://wordpress.org/development/2008/04/wordpress-251/](http://wordpress.org/development/2008/04/wordpress-251/)
 * Specifically:
 * wp-includes/pluggable.php
    wp-admin/includes/media.php wp-admin/media.php
 * I uploaded these to my blog with an FTP client… and the WordPress admin dashboard
   promptly stopped working.
 * In sheer desperation I replaced the files with the original 2.5 files… nothing
   seems to help. The blog itself seems to operate fine, but I can’t access any 
   of the WordPress administration settings.
 * Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 * I recently started the blog from scratch… and, honestly, if I have to do that
   again, I may cry. lol

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 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752129)
 * Have you tried going to domain.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php?
 *  Thread Starter [johnlacey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnlacey/)
 * (@johnlacey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752459)
 * Sadly that brings up the same blank screen as just going to /wp-admin/
 * To be honest I really think I’m just going to delete it all and start again. (
   For the third time. lol.) But eh… I’ll have the installation procedure down to
   a fine art.
 * Thanks for the suggestion though hallsofmontezuma.
 *  [Samgreen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samgreen/)
 * (@samgreen)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752463)
 * I had problems just adding the 3 security files. Works after I installed 2.5.1.
 *  [Michael Torbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hallsofmontezuma/)
 * (@hallsofmontezuma)
 * WordPress Virtuoso
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752470)
 * You never need to start a new blog from scratch. None of this has anything to
   do with your posts, pages, etc…
    Try installing the latest version (usually when
   people have issues upgrading they’re doing something wrong, regardless of what
   they say). As a last resort, you can always do a clean installation and import
   your data. (We’re assuming you backed up like you’re supposed to.)
 *  Thread Starter [johnlacey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnlacey/)
 * (@johnlacey)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752495)
 * Well I didn’t back up… lol. But I copied all the new 2.5.1 files over on a whim,
   and it worked. *celebrates*
 * *backs up*
 * THANK YOU SO MUCH hallsofmontezuma.

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 * Last activity: [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/251-security-fixes-wordpress-admin/#post-752495)
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