How to fix being redirected to /wp-admin/upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F after login

by frank · November 6, 2020

This occurs when the version number in wp-include/version.php is different than the one in SQL's wp_option TABLE > db_version value.

Quick Solution

Create a backup of the database and files
Check in the database the value of "db_version".
Update wp-include/version.php to force a match to the database's version.
This should at least get you access to the admin interface.
Export your website's data in xml format.
Try upgrading WordPress to latest version. If it works congrats, you are done !
If it fails, restore the backup from step 1, or start a new WordPress and import your data from the .xml obtained in step 5.

https://www.clickonf5.org/wordpress/solution-database-upgrade-required/2247

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4 comments on “How to fix being redirected to /wp-admin/upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F after login”

Piyush Saini on September 20, 2022 at 4:42 am said:

Thanks sir ISSUE Resolved

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Thank You so much, my issue resolved. You gave the best solution.

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Vishal Verma on December 14, 2023 at 6:22 am said:

Thanking you so much, it is fixed now.

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Sallar Rabiei on June 23, 2024 at 4:33 pm said:

Thanks, it solved my problem.

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