Plesk update failed on step Plesk database scheme upgrade

Dobrin Ivanov

Updated September 23, 2025 16:13

Plesk for Linux kb: technical update

Symptoms

The log at /var/log/plesk/install/autoinstaller3.log shows the following error:
CONFIG_TEXT: ===> Plesk database scheme upgrade has been started.
Applying migrations from: /usr/local/psa/bootstrapper/pp18.0.51-bootstrapper/migrations/
Migration failed: 17.6.0/2017-04-04-06-56-59_remove_id_from_actions.php
Query failed: UPDATE log_actions la LEFT JOIN actions a ON la.action_id = a.id SET la.action_name = a.name
Unknown column 'la.action_id' in 'on clause'
===> Plesk database scheme was not upgraded completely.

Cause

The issue occurs due to missing or corrupted migration scripts during the update process.

Resolution

Remove the existing migration scripts and restart the update process to regenerate them through the following commands:

# mkdir /root/bootstrapper_back
# cp -a /usr/local/psa/bootstrapper/pp18.0.51-bootstrapper/migrations /root/bootstrapper_back/
# rm -rf /usr/local/psa/bootstrapper/pp18.0.51-bootstrapper/migrations/*
# plesk installer update