# Upgrade path from v2.14.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Mautic 4 Install/Upgrade Support\ **Created:** [March 21, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160 "2022-03-21T23:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![conorseed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/conorseed/32/201_2.png) [@conorseed](https://forum.mautic.org/u/conorseed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/1 "2022-03-21T23:16:43Z")
**Your software** _My PHP version is_ : 7.3.X _My MySQL/MariaDB version is_: MySQL version 5.7.37-cll-lve **Updating/Installing Errors** _I am_ (delete as applicable): Updating _Upgrading/installing via_: Command Line **Your problem** _My problem is_ : Just confirming what the best pathway is to update to the latest version of mautic from v2.14.2. Haven’t done updates in a long time. And migrating to a new server with PHP7.4 installed. v2.14.2 doesn’t run on php7.4! So needing to upgrade… ---
**Author:** ![mzagmajster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mzagmajster/32/687_2.png) [@mzagmajster](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mzagmajster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/2 "2022-03-22T00:03:37Z")
Hi, - first upgrade to the latest version of series 2.x - then upgrade to the latest 3.x - and lastly upgrade from 3.x to 4.x Make full backup before each migration (source, database) ---
**Author:** ![conorseed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/conorseed/32/201_2.png) [@conorseed](https://forum.mautic.org/u/conorseed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/3 "2022-03-23T20:09:28Z")
Thanks for the direction! Ok, so new info is: Installed Mautic version: 2.16.5 PHP version: 7.3.33-1+0~20211119.91+debian10~1.gbp618351 OS: Linux Upgrade type: CLI Database: mariaDB 10.4 When I try to upgrade to v3, it wants to go direct to Version 3.2.4. CLI gives this error: ```auto One or more warnings occurred during pre-upgrade checks, please run this script with the --ignore-warnings flag to continue: - We couldn't reliably detect the amount of available database migrations. Please proceed with caution! ``` So I try running the script with the ignore warnings flag, and it comes back with: ```auto ERR_MAUTIC_2_MIGRATIONS_IDENTIFICATION_FAILED: We couldn't reliably detect the amount of available database migrations.. For more details about this message, see http://mau.tc/m3-upgrade-error#err_mautic_2_migrations_identification_failed ``` What should I do from here? ---
**Author:** ![mzagmajster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mzagmajster/32/687_2.png) [@mzagmajster](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mzagmajster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/4 "2022-03-24T22:44:44Z")
What does it say at the link? I would try to incrementally updating by manually downloading releases from github. ---
**Author:** ![conorseed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/conorseed/32/201_2.png) [@conorseed](https://forum.mautic.org/u/conorseed)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/5 "2022-03-24T23:01:27Z")
The link just says: > During this stage, the script checks to ensure that there are no database migrations outstanding from previous Mautic upgrades. > If an error occurs in this stage, the upgrade script was unable to find or access the appropriate files, or there was an interruption in the process for some reason. > The error message gives you more details about where the problem lies. You can find further information in the `upgrade_log.txt` file - created in the root of your Mautic instance when an upgrade starts. > To move forward from this stage, refresh the page. > If you need any further help, please post into the dedicated [Mautic 3 Installation/Upgrade forum](https://forum.mautic.org/c/support/mautic-3-install-upgrade-support/98). Please ensure that you provide all the details requested in the post template, which enables the community volunteers to provide effective support. Which is particularly helpful 😉 I’m using the console to upgrade so can’t “refresh” to move forward. If I were to update by manually downloading from github, what’s the process for a manual upgrade like that? ---
**Author:** ![mzagmajster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mzagmajster/32/687_2.png) [@mzagmajster](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mzagmajster)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/upgrade-path-from-v2-14-2/23160/6 "2022-03-25T10:42:50Z")
This guide should give you the info you are looking for: > **[How to Successfully Update your Own Mautic Self-Hosted](https://mauteam.org/mautic/mautic-admins/mautic-update-how-to-dont-click-that-button/)** > > Flawless Mautic upgrades every time, a simple step by step guide… Check the health of your Mautic installation, you might have an incomplete Mautic update!