Title: Database update required cannot login
Last modified: December 11, 2020

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# Database update required cannot login

 *  [poochiestees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/poochiestees/)
 * (@poochiestees)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-cannot-login-2/)
 * I used Local by Flywheel to create a local version of my site to install a new
   theme.
 * I used the plugin “all in one migration,” believe that’s what it’s called, to
   export a copy of my files from my live site to my local site.
 * When I imported my site to the local copy, I received a message to update permalinks.
   I clicked on that link, and another window pops up to update my database. Upon
   doing this, I am prompted to log in again to my site.
 * The problem is, I can no longer log in. I tried the “forgot password” feature,
   and it doesn’t recognize my email address.
 * Somewhere in this migration, the wp-config or wp-login php files have become 
   corrupt, that’s my guess.
 * By the way, I can see the local site and interact with it as a visitor, I just
   can’t log in as an administrator.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdatabase-update-required-cannot-login-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Tellyworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tellyworth/)
 * (@tellyworth)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-cannot-login-2/#post-13774584)
 * This gives a number of methods for resetting a lost password. Skip the first 
   two, you’ve already tried those: [https://wordpress.org/support/article/resetting-your-password/](https://wordpress.org/support/article/resetting-your-password/)

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## Tags

 * [Database Error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database-error/)
 * [local site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/local-site/)
 * [Wordpress Migration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-migration/)

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 * Last reply from: [Tellyworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tellyworth/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-update-required-cannot-login-2/#post-13774584)
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