Title: Database Update stuck
Last modified: April 6, 2020

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# Database Update stuck

 *  Resolved [ambassador21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ambassador21/)
 * (@ambassador21)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-stuck-3/)
 * Hi there!
    After updating WordPress, when I try access Dashboard, it says “Database
   Update Required” and then it never ends. Unfortunately, I don’t have backup file.
   Any suggestions will be very appreciated. “The database update process may take
   a little while, so please be patient” Should I really be? 😉 Like, an hour or
   a day? Thanks a lot!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdatabase-update-stuck-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Malcolm Peralty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixfireball/)
 * (@phoenixfireball)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-stuck-3/#post-12636183)
 * It shouldn’t take an hour or anything like that. You’ll want to contact your 
   host to help you troubleshoot this issue. And as soon as you get it working, 
   please make sure to take a backup and always backup before updating.

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## Tags

 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [Stuck](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/stuck/)
 * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/)
 * [WordPress update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-update/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Malcolm Peralty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixfireball/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-stuck-3/#post-12636183)
 * Status: resolved

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