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Steps To Updating WordPress Manually
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin.
Check Requirements
Check the current minimum requirements page first to make sure that your web host has the required versions of PHP and MySQL. (If you are not sure, then your hosting provider should be able to help)
Do A Backup
The next thing to do is to do a backup of your database. All your posts and pages are held in a database, so you will need to have a copy of it in case, for whatever reason, you change your mind after upgrading and need to go back. If you are not sure how to backup your database, then, again, ask you hosting provider.
Disable Plugins
The final preparation step is to disable plugins. Now, you don’t have to do this, but every now and then, a plugin hasn’t been updated to work with the latest version of WordPress, and causes a problem after the upgrade. So, it’s best to try and avoid that. You can easily disable your plugins by heading to the Manage Plugins page in the Dashboard, changing the “Bulk Actions” pull down menu to “Deactivate” and clicking “Apply”.
Read To Update
Now that you have checked that you’re ready to update, you’ve turned off your plugins and you’ve have a backup, it is time to manually upgrade your blog.
Manual Update
Step 1: Replace WordPress Files
1. Get the latest WordPress zip (or tar.gz) file.
2. Unpack the zip file that you downloaded.
3. Delete the old “wp-includes” and “wp-admin” directories on your web host using an FTP or shell access.
4. Using FTP or your shell access, upload the new WordPress files to your web host, overwriting old files
NOTE: you should replace all of the old WordPress files with the new ones, including those in the root directory like index.php, wp-login-php and so on. Simply copying the contents of the zip you downloaded over the top of your existing files should achieve this. Make sure you copy all the sub-directories as well. Don’t worry – your wp-config.php will be safe.
Be careful when you come to the copying the wp-content directory. You should make sure that you only copy from this directory, rather than replacing your existing wp-content directory. This is where your themes and plugins live, so you want to keep them. If you have customized the default or classic themes without renaming them, make sure not to overwrite those files, otherwise you will lose your changes.
Lastly, you should take a look at the wp-config-sample-php file to see if any new settings have been introduced that you might want to add to your own wp-config.php.
Step 2: Update your installation
Visit the WordPress admin page at /wp-admin. You might be asked to login again. If a database upgrade is necessary at this point, WordPress will detect it and give you a link to a URL like: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php Follow the link and instructions. This will update your database to be compatible with the latest code. You should do this as soon as possible after step 1.
Step 3: Clearing the Cache.
If you have caching enabled, your changes will appear to users more immediately. If you clear the cache at this point (and if you don’t you may get confused when you see the old version number in the page footers when you check to see the upgrade worked.
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