Title: "Database Update Required"
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# "Database Update Required"

 *  [rhender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhender/)
 * (@rhender)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/)
 * Do I just click “Update WordPress Database”??
 * Should I be okay if I backup my database first?
 * Thank you, if you can help.

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 *  [Matt McInvale](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcinvale/)
 * (@mcinvale)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516515)
 * Yes to both of your questions.
 *  Thread Starter [rhender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhender/)
 * (@rhender)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516516)
 * hey, thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [rhender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhender/)
 * (@rhender)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516520)
 * how often do you have to do this update for wordpress sites?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516524)
 * It varies. Four or five times a year?
 *  Thread Starter [rhender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhender/)
 * (@rhender)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516547)
 * thanks esmi! Exactly what I needed to know.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [rhender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhender/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-1/#post-2516547)
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