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I get "Service Unavailable" when I go to my (hosted, not local) test site.

It had been working just fine until I decided to swap databases today.

I deleted the old database and replaced it with the new database. I kept the database name the same. I changed the username and password in cPanel and then duplicated those changes in my craft/db.php file... But no dice... I get the nice little warning:

Service Unavailable

Our site is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.

I have checked more than once, the path, db name, username and password all check out. Any suggestions? ...other than start over

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Others have said what the problem is, but in the interest of clarity for future readers...

Cause: The database is expecting a newer version of Craft's filesystem than you have.

Solution: Replace the /app folder with one from a fresh Craft download and visit your admin trigger URL

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Based on your comments to @benface, I believe your database is using a version of Craft ahead of your files.

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Try going to /admin, you should get a clearer error message.

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  • No joy. I just get the following Oops! Craft CMS does not support backtracking to this version. Please upload Craft CMS 2.6.2988 or later. ...I should note that I had changed my admin page to a different name, this is the error I get when I go to the renamed admin page.
    – Hellyar
    Aug 8 '17 at 18:42
  • I believe that means your database is using a version of Craft ahead of your files.
    – Stephen Callender
    Aug 8 '17 at 18:44
  • Yep, that is what I forgot to check.
    – Hellyar
    Aug 8 '17 at 18:48
  • @Stephen Callender had it correct... I forgot to check if the Craft versions matched. They did not.
    – Hellyar
    Aug 8 '17 at 19:03

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