Title: Upgrading Database Question
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upgrading Database Question

 *  [jdlejeune](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdlejeune/)
 * (@jdlejeune)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/)
 * Hello. I have a site that I am upgrading from 2.04 to 2.62. WordPress seems to
   have upgraded fine, but I know that there are a lot of extra tables and things
   in there from plugins on the previous site.
 * Any tips on getting this data as clean as possible?
 * Thanks

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-885825)
 * ** Make backups of your database now!
 * Could always upgrade to 2.6.2, then do Manage->Export, drop the databases, do
   install.php, then do Manage->Import->WordPress.
 * But otherwise the [Database Description](http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description)
   article will show you the standard WordPress tables.
 * As far as the options put into the wp_options table, you’d have to check each
   one individually.
 *  Thread Starter [jdlejeune](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdlejeune/)
 * (@jdlejeune)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886001)
 * I don’t quite understand this part. Is it in wordpress or mysql console?
 * > Could always upgrade to 2.6.2, then do Manage->Export, drop the databases, 
   > do install.php, then do Manage->Import->WordPress.
 * Thanks for replying Miachael.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886057)
 * the manage -> import/export functions are in the wordpress admin
 * of course you can do the same with the database and phpmyadmin in your host’s
   cpanel – it’s just the wordpress one is easier
 *  [p77a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/p77a/)
 * (@p77a)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886076)
 * maybe I can swoop in here with my problem as I’m also upgrading from 2.04. I 
   tried it on a testblog and it worked perfectly well, but when I’m trying on the
   real blog ([http://www.japankino.de](http://www.japankino.de/)), i don’t get 
   the “WordPress needs to upgrade your database” screen. Instead I’m redirected
   to the login-page, but I cannot login. Also, the blog doesn’t display any content.
   So I’ve turned everything back to 2.04 again…
 * Could the problem have to do with plugins that i installed and which created 
   additional tables in the database? Like download-manager or wp-table?
 * thanks for suggestions on how to solve this!
 *  [p77a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/p77a/)
 * (@p77a)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886077)
 * just a quick update: instead of going directly to 2.6.3 i upgraded step by step
   and everything seems to be alright. 😀
 *  Thread Starter [jdlejeune](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdlejeune/)
 * (@jdlejeune)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886094)
 * So what you’re saying is you upgraded to each version between 2.04 and 2.63?
 * Thanks.
 *  [mflodin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mflodin/)
 * (@mflodin)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886104)
 * Please provide step by step installation guide for upgrade to 2.63. Do not want
   to risc loosing data in exisiting blogg. All i find is about installing from 
   scratch.
 * Thanks!
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-database-question/#post-886105)
 * [Upgrading WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress) or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended)
   explain the process.

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

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