Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_users_drafts

  • Capitano89

    (@capitano89)


    9 years, 9 months ago

    Hi everybody,

    I was about to install the latest version (3.9.1) manually but something went wrong.

    I can’t log in any more and can not see the dashboard.
    The only thing I get is this message:

    Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_users_drafts() (previously declared in /www/htdocs/w00b2d53/wp-admin/includes/user.php:242) in /www/htdocs/w00b2d53/wp-admin/admin-db.php on line 9

    At least the blog is still running.
    Has anybody experienced this kind of error and can help me what to do?

    Thanks a lot

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  • Chris Barrett

    (@cbarrett123)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Older versions of WordPress had the get_users_drafts() in a different location. Looks like the manual update wasn’t complete and residual files from an older version are still present on the server. This is creating a conflict as a function name can only be defined once.

    You will want to make a backup and then follow the update process here: Updating_WordPress#Step_1:_Replace_WordPress_files. Pay particular attention to 4. Delete the old wp-includes and wp-admin directories on your web host .

    In the future, it’s best to use the one-click update function within the WordPress dashboard. That update method is designed to make sure all residual older files are deleted and eliminates the possibility of a hiccup in the FTP process causing you grief.

    Thread Starter Capitano89

    (@capitano89)

    9 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you for your help.

    With your description I could succesfully solve my problem.

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