Title: Cannot Update WP2.02 to WP3.2.1
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Cannot Update WP2.02 to WP3.2.1

 *  [RedSharpEye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redsharpeye/)
 * (@redsharpeye)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-wp202-to-wp321/)
 * Hi,
    I have (had) WordPress 2.02 and decided to upgrade to the latest version.
   The new host runs the correct versions PHP and MySQL for the new WordPress. 2.02
   didn’t have a auto update routine so I follow the the quick manual install notes.
   All went well up until the last step when I logged into wp-admin which proudly
   told me
 * You cannot update because WordPress 3.2.1 requires MySQL version 5.0 or higher.
   You are running version 4.1.23.
 * Can anyone advise what to do next?
 * Thanks
 * Colin

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 *  [Jorge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jas956/)
 * (@jas956)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-wp202-to-wp321/#post-2275174)
 * Call your host provider to change the PHP and MySQL version for you unless you
   have access to those options in your cPanel.
 *  Thread Starter [RedSharpEye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redsharpeye/)
 * (@redsharpeye)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-wp202-to-wp321/#post-2275176)
 * Thanks Jorge
 * I have an option to create a new V5 MySql database – but the old database has
   all of the content within it. I would really like to transfer the data into the
   new version database – is that possible?
 *  Thread Starter [RedSharpEye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redsharpeye/)
 * (@redsharpeye)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-wp202-to-wp321/#post-2275214)
 * Pleased as Punch 🙂
 * I have managed to sort it out following the helps files dotted around the site.
 * Exported MySQL V4 data, made a new v5 database and user, imported data and adapted
   WP config file. Ta da site working perfectly.
 * Thanks to WordPress for help files. It gave good guidence.
 * Colin

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-wp202-to-wp321/#post-2275214)
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