Title: Database update required
Last modified: April 28, 2020

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# Database update required

 *  Resolved [codedd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codedd/)
 * (@codedd)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/)
 * Hello..
 * I use updraftplus to backup several sites, 2 days ago something wrong happened
   to the server and it affected some of my websites..
 * I decided to restore some backups.. So here’s what I did:
    I completely removed
   WordPress and reinstalled the latest version of wordpress then i installed updraftplus
   plugin, uploaded backup files.
 * Restore Process done successfully, then wordpress logged me out
    and when i logged
   back in i got this message [https://imgur.com/Lmdn92Q](https://imgur.com/Lmdn92Q)
 * Is that normal? what should i do?

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/#post-12747591)
 * Was your backup from an earlier version of WordPress? That’s what happens in 
   that case, because it’s as if you just upgraded WordPress since the backup.
 *  Thread Starter [codedd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codedd/)
 * (@codedd)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/#post-12751271)
 * Thank you for your fast response 🙂
    Yes my backup was from an earlier version
   of WordPress. You mean it’s ok to press “Update wordpress database” Button, Nothing
   bad will happen right? this update wont effect my site?
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/#post-12756979)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, go ahead and try it.
    Make sure you have a backup of the site too. Just 
   in case.
 * Regards,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [codedd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codedd/)
 * (@codedd)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/#post-12757607)
 * it worked, thank you 🙂
    in my case.. do you know what’s the exact edit the wordpress
   does to the DB?

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 * Last reply from: [codedd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codedd/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-15/#post-12757607)
 * Status: resolved