Title: Fatal error while upgrading
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Fatal error while upgrading

 *  Resolved [marque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marque/)
 * (@marque)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-while-upgrading-1/)
 * I just tried to upgrade to the new version of wordpress and this is what I’m 
   getting now.
 * `Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_user() (previously declared in /home/gustinau/
   public_html/walz/wp-includes/deprecated.php:1261) in /home/gustinau/public_html/
   walz/wp-includes/registration.php on line 182`
 * What do I do?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-while-upgrading-1/#post-910410)
 * Following the instructions at [Upgrading WordPress Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended),
   I had no difficulty upgrading from 2.6.3 to 2.6.5.
 * Might delete and reupload your files as describe in Steps 7 and 8 of the upgrade
   link in the previous paragraph.
 *  Thread Starter [marque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marque/)
 * (@marque)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-while-upgrading-1/#post-910412)
 * Actually I was updating from an older version. Im thinking it was 2.3.
 * I followed the instructions yet it didn’t work. I am trying right now to delete
   and reupload
 *  Thread Starter [marque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marque/)
 * (@marque)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-while-upgrading-1/#post-910414)
 * Oh. I was panicking for nothing.
 * Deleting old files then reuploading rather than just overwriting files works 
   like a charm.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [marque](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marque/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-while-upgrading-1/#post-910414)
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