The Big Word Press Upgrade
Dun Dun Duuuunnnn… (that’s scary music)
This morning’s version of the Twaddle was 2.0.2 and I just upgraded to 2.1.2. I didn’t know I had an old version until I tried to install an analytics program. I’ll talk about that plug-in later after I use it a little bit.
I read the instructions from Word Press to upgrade “in 5 easy steps.” Sounds simple enough. But, I began to get nervous with each step. First I had to delete half the files in my blog. I took a quick look at my blog after the delete process and I got the “Forbidden” error. Yikes! I needed to hurry up and finish the upgrade!
Word Press suggested that I backup certain files before I begin deleting. I went ahead and made a copy of my entire /blog folder. It took forever to download - but I have broadband (yay for me!). So, I knew if I screwed something up I would have all the original files.
Step four confused me. The directions said to “Visit your blog’s Upgrade Page http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php and follow the instructions that are displayed.” But I just deleted the wp-admin folder! Crap! How can I view a file in that folder after I delete it? But I uploaded the new wp-admin folder in Step three. Duh. No problem.
I took a sneak peek of this file (upgrade.php) with Text Edit before I accessed it with my browser. I found the words “So if you see this, you’re done.” What? Could it really be that easy? So, I entered the path in my browser, and wouldn’t you know it? My blog is up and running. No glitches at all.
Speaking of glitches…
If you’re running Word Press version 2.1.1, you need to upgrade right away! Word Press has declared the entire version dangerous.
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Lucky for me, I have a Jenn that can do all this stuff for me. Time for my morning #2. Peace out