Problem Solved: upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F

by | Feb 19, 2017 | Code Snippets, Development, Wordpress | 5 comments

Problem Solved: upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F

This is a very common issue which happens when WordPress was not successfully updated. If this happens, then the admin is not able to log into wordpress dashboard as it redirects to this url Problem Solved: upgrade.php?_wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2F .

Below are simple steps to fix this issue in 2 minutes.

  1. Open File manager through hosting account or using FTP.
  2. Go to the wordpress installation directory and under wp-content folder, rename plugins folder to plugins123.
  3. Then go to your website url and write /wp-admin after the url.

You will see the dialog as below:

Click on UPDATE WordPress Database and the problem will be solved.

Cheers and comment for any issues.

 

 

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  1. sahilvirk
    sahilvirk on May 11, 2021 at 1:11 pm

    still same issue I have do this

    Reply
  2. Gracedel Morales
    Gracedel Morales on January 28, 2020 at 5:44 pm

    I also tried it but nothing happens. Please help.

    Reply
    • Amrinder
      Amrinder on January 28, 2020 at 6:12 pm

      Hey, bad luck maybe it can be due to other major issue on your site, can you private message me with your site link ? Use my contact form.

      Reply
  3. Wanangwa
    Wanangwa on May 7, 2018 at 9:49 pm

    I have tried this but still its not working

    Reply

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