# Troubles executing import/migration scripts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubles-executing-import-migration-scripts/240473>\
**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [September 30, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubles-executing-import-migration-scripts/240473 "2022-09-30T10:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubles-executing-import-migration-scripts/240473/2 "2022-09-30T10:26:38Z")

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Discourse can’t find its database. So you need to fix that. Was this a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) or a development install? Have a look at the appropriate guide and make discourse work as the first step.

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