Thread:Project:Support desk/Having trouble running update.php/reply (14)

So Godaddy tells you that you should either buy a more expensive package from them or do the update not via the shell (but via the web updater). Interesting that they are unable to provide you with a current PHP version on the shell. 4.4.9 is like stone age.

I am glad that my comment with the web updater helped you! :-)

The page Extension:ConfirmAccount tells you to run update.php, but ... does the web updater not do the same? (I mean that is exactly what you did instead of running it from the shell when you did the upgrade.)

Check your wiki before you run the updater and note where/if you see a database error from ConfirmAccount (probably when you try to create an account). Then run the web updater and see if the error is gone...