Title: Problem upgrade
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problem upgrade

 *  [born2kill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/born2kill/)
 * (@born2kill)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/)
 * Hi, im upgrading from wordpress 2.2.2 to the lastest version and i get this error
 *     ```
       Fatal error: Call to undefined function: stripos() in /home/xxxxx/public_html/xxxxxx/wp-includes/query.php on line 37
       ```
   
 * Thanks

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 *  [intoxination](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intoxination/)
 * (@intoxination)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-624765)
 * Make sure the file /wp-includes/compat.php is uploaded (maybe try reuploading
   it). Also try reuploading your /wp-settings.php file.
 *  [pivic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pivic/)
 * (@pivic)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625265)
 * I just stumbled upon the same problem. Here’s a guide that I hereby commit to
   let others get help, just remember to back-up your files first! The same goes
   about your WP-database, of course.
 * 1. Delete `\wp-admin` and `\wp-includes`.
    2. Delete every file in the root, 
   that starts with “wp”, except for `wp-config.php`. 3. Upload the WordPress 2.3-
   folders and files for `wp-admin` and `wp-includes`, followed by all the files
   in the root. 4. Go to [http://your_domain/wp-admin/upgrade.php](http://your_domain/wp-admin/upgrade.php)
   and follow the instructions.
 * Presto! Now your database should be updated and WordPress 2.3 up and running!
 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625266)
 * Looks like a very short version of [this](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended).
   If people would only read.
 *  [lorigreenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorigreenberg/)
 * (@lorigreenberg)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625480)
 * I have this same problem. I’ve reuploaded compat.php and wp-settings.php (more
   than once). They show that they’re there.
 * I’m on wp 2.3.3
 * Warning: require(/home/beadner/public_html/gal-lori/wp-includes/compat.php) [
   function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/
   beadner/public_html/gal-lori/wp-settings.php on line 117
 * Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/beadner/
   public_html/gal-lori/wp-includes/compat.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/
   local/lib/php’) in /home/beadner/public_html/gal-lori/wp-settings.php on line
   117
 * Help please.
    [http://gal-lori.com](http://gal-lori.com)
 *  [lorigreenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorigreenberg/)
 * (@lorigreenberg)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625481)
 * I’m reuploading wp-admin and wp-includes to make sure everthing else is there.
 *  [lorigreenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorigreenberg/)
 * (@lorigreenberg)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625482)
 * I’m ok now.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [lorigreenberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorigreenberg/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-upgrade/#post-625482)
 * Status: not resolved

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