Title: Installing 2.8
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installing 2.8

 *  [josoap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josoap/)
 * (@josoap)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-28/)
 * Hi,
 * This I’m sure is an unusual one:
 * This is the situation I’ve got myself in to. I installed WordPress 2.7.1 no problem.
   I got as far as choosing a template and setting up a couple of pages which was
   again no problem. But, when I tried to import images I couldn’t do it and I notice
   there’s extensive discussion about that problem but I couldn’t find a definitive
   answer to the problem.
 * So I thought it would be a good idea to install the most up to date version, 
   thinking that issue may be resolved in that.
 * So, as I’d entered no data – The site hadn’t gone live so no posts and not much
   content had gone in from me. So nothing to lose.
 * So I deleted all the source files on the server (backed up the database anyway)
   for 2.7.1. Downloaded 2.8, unzipped it, and published the newer version.
 * When I got to the install stage, it said WordPress was already installed!!?
 * But now I can’t get to the dashboard control panel even if I enter the domain
   name to log in.
 * Any advice greatly appreciated.
 * Jo

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-28/#post-1153515)
 * Try [http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php](http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-28/#post-1153515)
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