Title: WordPress 2.6.3 Upgrade Problem Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress 2.6.3 Upgrade Problem * [nostrebor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nostrebor/) * (@nostrebor) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/) * Just upgraded to 2.6.3. I cannot login. It gives me this error: Please log in again. I try to login, same error. And endless loop. How can I fix this? Please and thank you. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) * [cableboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableboy/) * (@cableboy) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887623) * Strange. I came on here to post about the exact same error. * It doesn’t even say incorrect password, just reloads the login screen. * [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/) * (@mrmist) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887627) * Delete cookies from your browser. Delete browser cache. Close browser then re- open and try again. * [notxap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/notxap/) * (@notxap) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887651) * When I uploaded just the two files needed for the upgrade my site became inaccessible. I had to copy the original files back to get it working again. Is there anything I missed or has anyone else had this problem ? * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887667) * actually there are 4 * wp-admin/includes/media.php wp-content/plugins/akismet/akismet.php wp-includes/ class-snoopy.php wp-includes/version.php * [wasilevskaja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasilevskaja/) * (@wasilevskaja) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887697) * >Delete cookies from your browser. >Delete browser cache. >Close browser then re-open and try again. It doesn’t help. I have this problem too.How can I fix this? Please, help… * [wasilevskaja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasilevskaja/) * (@wasilevskaja) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887702) * I noticed the “edit” was visible on post page, clicked that and problem was solved. * [marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/) * (@marylutz) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887708) * I installed 2.6.3 as directed and get the following errors on the install page. Can anyone help me with this? * Warning: require(/home/provbsco/public_html/wp-includes/compat.php) [function. require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/provbsco/ public_html/wp-settings.php on line 203 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/provbsco/ public_html/wp-includes/compat.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/ lib/php’) in /home/provbsco/public_html/wp-settings.php on line 203 * [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * (@musnake) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887723) * [@marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/): does that file exist on your server: /public_html/wp-includes/compat.php? * Try ftp’ing it over again. Also, check that the permissions on it are 0644. >Delete cookies from your browser. >Delete browser cache. >Close browser then re-open and try again. * Is this a fresh install for you or an upgrade? * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host](http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host) * [marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/) * (@marylutz) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887731) * [@musnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * > does that file exist on your server: /public_html/wp-includes/compat.php? * Not as far as I can tell. I looked for it on line 203 in wp-settings and it doesn’t show that specific wording. * (I’m sort of new at all of this, just so you know) * > Try ftp’ing it over again. * I’ve ftp’d it over like 4 times…nada * > Also, check that the permissions on it are 0644. * Where and how do i do this? * > >Delete cookies from your browser. > >Delete browser cache. >Close browser then > re-open and try again. * I will do these things after I figure out the permissions thing. * > Is this a fresh install for you or an upgrade? * Well, it started out as an upgrade, but when all was going wrong, I deleted all my wordpress files on my computer and on my server, and just uploaded the new version to my server. * > [http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host](http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host) * I will check this out too! * Thanks for trying to help me out! * [marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/) * (@marylutz) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887738) * [@musnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) a little more info for you… * This * > require (ABSPATH . WPINC . ‘/compat.php’); * is on line 203 in wp-setting.php on my server. * [marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/) * (@marylutz) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887744) * [@musnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * What I’ve done so far with no luck: * All my perms were set to 0644 except for the main wordpress directory so I changed that one. * I cleared my cookies and my browser cache, closed and reopened my browser. * My guess is it’s that file on line 203. I know WHERE to change it, but not the exact coding. * [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * (@musnake) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887745) * Hey Mary, * No, don’t change any code! * Make sure that the file that you’re ftp’ing over is that missing compat.php file. * It needs to be put into the right folder. It needs to be in: /public_html/wp- includes/ * so you’ll end up with: /public_html/wp-includes/compat.php * Ok? * [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * (@musnake) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887746) * What main wordpress directory? /public_html/ ? * No, don’t change the permissions on that particular directory! Your host probably has that protected anyway… * [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * (@musnake) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887747) * Anyway, I have to get off of this PC. * Seeing as this is a new install, every time you attempt to install and have to start over, there is usually cleanup involved. Hopefully your install was aborted before any of that. It probably was. * Things to search for if I’m wrong: deleting wp-config.php, deleting .htaccess on install, dropping tables etc. * Although really, if you deleted all the files on the server, then ftp’d the new ones over, and dumped your old wp-config.php file where it’s supposed to be you should be good to go -if you didn’t delete all the tables in the database…and if you did, you’d either have a head start in the install or a little cleanup to do… * I have to go. * Cheers! * [marylutz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marylutz/) * (@marylutz) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/#post-887751) * I didn’t change any code. I put the one perm back to the way it was and tried moving just the compat.php file over to the public_html/wp-includes file. When I look at my file manager on my server in the public_html/ file, wp-includes does not appear in there anywhere. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘WordPress 2.6.3 Upgrade Problem’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 19 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/) * Last activity: [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-263-upgrade-problem/page/2/#post-887844) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics