I need to upgrate a site that is currently running Wordpress 2.3 to the latest version. How to do that? Do I just overwrite the old files with the new (like I did so far with newer versions), or there is another way?
Thanks,
dmi
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I need to upgrate a site that is currently running Wordpress 2.3 to the latest version. How to do that? Do I just overwrite the old files with the new (like I did so far with newer versions), or there is another way?
Thanks,
dmi
The best way imho:
Backup the database using phpmyadmin
Backup your entire public_html folder
Read it again 100 times as people tend to "pass" this part... :p
Delete all your files except wp_content folder and wp_config.php (and maybe other custom files you might have like .htaccess and sitemaps)
Upload the latest wordpress version (don't upload wp_config.php and wp_config folder)
Upgrade all your wordpress plugins
Go to www.blablabla.xxx/wp-admin and upgrade the database
Pray :D
What I actually only need from this current website are the articles. Can I just upload the latest Wordpress, install it, and just import the old database? Will it work?
To save all the hassle...
You can try, but then I suggest you drop all the tables after install is complete, then import the old database and go to wp-admin so wordpress can do the database upgrade itself.