Title: Required Database Upgrade Not Working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Required Database Upgrade Not Working

 *  [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/)
 * i recently upgraded my wordpress to the latest version, and when i go to login
   to the wp-admin it says a database upgrade is required. i click the button to
   do the upgrade and nothing happens it just times out after a few seconds. any
   ideas? the old version of wordpress i was running was like 2 years old so i’m
   thinking the new version is screwing this up with an old database??

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1280991)
 * When you upgraded to 2.8, did you run a series of smaller upgrades or try to 
   upgrade in 1 big step?
 *  Thread Starter [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1280998)
 * i did 1 big step…this is a blog i had sort of neglected but i am now bringing
   it back to life
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281005)
 * I suspect that’s where the problem occurred. What version were you running before
   the upgrade?
 *  Thread Starter [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281024)
 * unfortunately i dont know what the prior version was, i think i may have done
   a full backup though. should i try to restore to the backup version?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281031)
 * What I think you need to do is downgrade to your previous WP version and then
   upgrade again in a series of smaller steps. Or you try a fresh install of 2.8
   using a new database and see if you can import your posts from the old database.
   Either way, I think you need to proceed very cautiously because you could seriously
   mess up your site and lose posts etc.
 * I’d suggest posting a new topic along the lines of “Database & Upgrade Compatibility
   Issues” and reference this topic. If you can possibly recall what version of 
   WP you were using, so much the better.
 * I’ve not carried out a downgrade and, for all I know, there could be a run-once
   patch out there that will bring your database in line with your WP version. So
   I’d hate to give you bad info.
 *  Thread Starter [webtodd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtodd/)
 * (@webtodd)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281041)
 * i wonder if i just try to export my mysql data somehow and import it into a fresh
   wordpress installation?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281166)
 * You could try that. It’s probably the most cautious option.

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 * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/)

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/required-database-upgrade-not-working/#post-1281166)
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