Title: error installing 2.8.3
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# error installing 2.8.3

 *  [hustleturtle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hustleturtle/)
 * (@hustleturtle)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/)
 * ok im installing version 2.8.3
 * i have an old version
 * which files should i keep?
 * and which files should i delete?
 * i was trying to just replace all except the wp-config.php
    and i try to login,
   then it says “We need to upgrade the database” and i clicked that button, and
   i get nothing, cannot see the site
 * i saw errors like this:
 * WordPress database error: [Duplicate entry ‘1’ for key 1]
    INSERT INTO wp_terms(
   term_id, name, slug, term_group) VALUES (1, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘uncategorized-2’,
   1)
 * WordPress database error: [Duplicate entry ‘1-category’ for key 2]
    INSERT INTO
   wp_term_taxonomy (term_id, taxonomy, description, parent, count) VALUES ( 1, ‘
   category’, ”, 0, 12)
 * the list was huge …
 * please help 🙁

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1439908)
 * > ok im installing version 2.8.3
   > i have an old version
 * That doesn’t make sense–are you installing a new blog or upgrading from 2.8.3?
 *  Thread Starter [hustleturtle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hustleturtle/)
 * (@hustleturtle)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1440045)
 * upgrading
 * old version is 2.1
 * what makes no sense?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1440049)
 * The “im installing version 2.8.3” was confusing.
 * If you are UPGRADING from 2.1 to 2.8.3 review [Upgrading WordPress Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended).
   Also might upgrade from 2.1 to 2.3, 2.3 to 2.5, 2.5 to 2.7, and 2.7 to 2.9.3.
   A database backup before starting is recommended. A backup of your files is recommended.
 *  Thread Starter [hustleturtle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hustleturtle/)
 * (@hustleturtle)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1440087)
 * i did everything on that page
 * up till step 9.
 * and at the end i get this
 * same error:
 * i load the upgrade.php url and then a button that says upgrade your database 
   appear,
 * i click it and i get this error, its long, i only put the first 2 lines
 * WordPress database error: [Duplicate entry ‘1’ for key 1]
    INSERT INTO wp_terms(
   term_id, name, slug, term_group) VALUES (1, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘uncategorized-2’,
   1)
 * WordPress database error: [Duplicate entry ‘1-category’ for key 2]
    INSERT INTO
   wp_term_taxonomy (term_id, taxonomy, description, parent, count) VALUES ( 1, ‘
   category’, ”, 0, 12)
 * the end of the page says this message:
 * Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/username/
   www.mydomainname.com/docs/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 137
 * i can browse the site, but when i try to login to admin, it goes to the same 
   page:
 * Database Upgrade Required
 * WordPress has been updated! Before we send you on your way, we have to upgrade
   your database to the newest version.
 * The upgrade process may take a little while, so please be patient.
 * Upgrade WordPress Database
 * …………………………….
 * please help
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1440094)
 * Make sure your DB_USER as specified in wp-config.php does have full rights to
   the database.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-283/#post-1440094)
 * Status: not resolved

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