diff --git a/bin/automated_upgrade.php b/bin/automated_upgrade.php
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+<?php
+
+require_once('../config/dmsDefaults.php');
+require_once(KT_DIR . '/lib/upgrades/upgrade.inc.php');
+
+if (!($default->dbAdminUser && $default->dbAdminPass)) {
+    print "You need to set up the administrator user for your database.\n";
+    print "Consult docs/UPGRADE.txt for more information\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+if (PEAR::isError($default->_admindb)) {
+    print "Your database administrator user credentials can not login.\n";
+    print "Consult docs/UPGRADE.txt for more information.\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+$query = sprintf('SELECT value FROM %s WHERE name = "knowledgeTreeVersion"', $default->system_settings_table);
+$lastVersion = DBUtil::getOneResultKey($query, 'value');
+$currentVersion = $default->systemVersion;
+
+$upgrades = describeUpgrade($lastVersion, $currentVersion);
+
+$i = 1;
+foreach ($upgrades as $step) {
+    print "Upgrade step $i: " . $step->getDescription() . "\n";
+    $res = $step->performUpgrade();
+    print "    RESULT: ";
+    if ($res === true) {
+        print "Success";
+    }
+    if (PEAR::isError($res)) {
+        if (is_a($res, strtolower("Upgrade_Already_Applied"))) {
+            print "Already applied";
+        } else {
+            print "ERROR\n";
+            print $res->toString();
+        }
+    }
+    print "\n";
+    $i++;
+}
+
+?>