I am new to wordpress. I use wordpress on my personal domain. I never upgrade it before, I wonder how can I upgrade it to newest version. Thank you.
You install it by hand? Or if you are using Fantastico or Installatron, you can use them to automatically upgrade for you.
make a backup of all files and database download and extract all files to desktop, upload all files via ftp (overwritting previous files), sometimes u also need to run the upgrade, should the database need updating too (yoursite.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php)
http://www.zirona.com/software/wordpress-instant-upgrade InstantUpgrade is a great little plugin that all wordpress users should get. Basically what it does is it removes all the old Wordpress files (except wp-config.php, and wp-content/ ) and uploads the new ones for you. However, make sure you make backups just in case something goes wrong.
I will try to upgrade wordpress today. I hope everything will go smooth. Thank you everyone for your help Happy New Year!
It is only possible if you had installed wordpress using Fantastico and there is an update available in it, which usually takes time. To upgrade simply open Fantastico and choose wordpress, it should show current installations of wordpress and if an update is available then an update link next to them. If it is present, just click on it and follow the instructions.