Easy upgrade from 2.0 to 2.3 but it didn't work.

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by jg123, Oct 13, 2007.

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  1. #1
    I found a simple guide that says:

    How to manually upgrade Wordpress:

    1. Perform a complete backup of both your database and directory structure (in case something goes wrong)
    2. Login to your WordPress administration panel and deactivate all active plugins
    3. Download and extract the latest STABLE WordPresss version to a folder on your computer
    4. Upload the extracted files to your WordPress server directory with the exception of the following:
    6. wp-content folder and it's content
    wp-includes/languages if you are using a custom language file
    5. To perform the upgrade, navigate to http://yoursitename/wp-admin/upgrade.php and follow the on screen steps
    Login to the administration panel and reactivate your plugins one by one to ensure that they still work with the new version of WordPress

    Enjoy the new WordPress release

    I followed all the above and even got the 'if you see this then you were sucessful', but when I go into the blog admin it does not show an upgrade.

    any ideas?

    thanks
     
    jg123, Oct 13, 2007 IP
  2. mann3r

    mann3r Peon

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    #2
    why not include the wp-contents folder? try that and re-upgrade. but make sure that the associated plug-in have also upgraded like sitemap plug-in
     
    mann3r, Oct 14, 2007 IP
  3. jg123

    jg123 Notable Member

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    I copied the above instructions from a blog and am not sure why the wp-contents should not be over-written. I guess I will try it that way.
     
    jg123, Oct 14, 2007 IP
  4. navjotjsingh

    navjotjsingh Well-Known Member

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    #4
    That's because maybe you don't want to lose your plugins and theme files? There's not much need to update wp-content folder unless you are using Wordpress's default theme which is kind of rare.
     
    navjotjsingh, Oct 17, 2007 IP
  5. kapuk

    kapuk Active Member

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    I suggest that you can use the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade to update your blog. That's faster and safe than doing it manually.
     
    kapuk, Oct 18, 2007 IP
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    I heard some people have to hit refresh on their browser for some changes to take effect. Maybe that will help. Does it say 2.3 at the bottom?
     
    evossman, Oct 20, 2007 IP
  7. jg123

    jg123 Notable Member

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    It never said 2.3 at the bottom. I guess I need to find somone that is a pro at it, probably takes them 4 minutes to do the upgrade.
     
    jg123, Oct 20, 2007 IP
  8. TechEvangelist

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    #8
    I have not yet done an upgrade to 2.3, but most upgrades require that you do not overwrite the wp-config.php file in the root directory. It looks like that is missing in your upgrade instructions.
     
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  9. Mouse

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    I have upgraded 3 blogs to 2.3. The upgrade doesn't include a config.php file. It includes the config-example.php so that it doesn't mess with your config file
     
    Mouse, Oct 20, 2007 IP