{"id":3127,"date":"2015-08-30T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acarlstein.com\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2015-08-30T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T14:40:26","slug":"updating-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.acarlstein.com\/?p=3127","title":{"rendered":"Updating WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time pass by and a major update must be done to this blog.<br \/>\nSo far, I had being running my blog on PHP 5.2; however, it is time to move on.<br \/>\nI will set up the server to run on PHP 5.5 (for now) and follow the step explained by <a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended\" target=\"_blank\">wordpress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below, I am quoting the main part from their website<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span id=\"Overview_of_the_Upgrade_Process\" class=\"mw-headline\">&#8220;Overview of the Upgrade Process<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_1:_Back_up_your_database\">Backup your database<\/a>. Read <a title=\"Backing Up Your Database\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Backing_Up_Your_Database\">Backing Up Your Database<\/a> for a detailed explanation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_2:_Back_up_ALL_your_WordPress_files\">Backup ALL your WordPress files<\/a> in your WordPress directory. Don&#8217;t forget your <a title=\"Glossary\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Glossary#.htaccess.3C\"><tt>.htaccess<\/tt><\/a> file.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_3:_Verify_the_backups\">Verify the backups<\/a> you created are there and usable. This is essential.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_4:_Deactivate_ALL_your_Plugins\">Deactivate ALL your Plugins<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_5:_Ensure_first_four_steps_are_completed\">Ensure first four steps are completed<\/a>. Do not attempt the upgrade unless you have completed the first four steps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_6:_Download_and_extract_the_WordPress_package\">Download and extract the WordPress package<\/a> from <a class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\">http:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_7:_Delete_the_old_WordPress_files\">Delete the old WordPress files<\/a> on your site, but <b>DO NOT DELETE<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><code>wp-config.php<\/code> file;<\/li>\n<li><code>wp-content<\/code> folder; Special Exception: the <code>wp-content\/cache<\/code> and the <code>wp-content\/plugins\/widgets<\/code> folders should be deleted.<\/li>\n<li><code>wp-images<\/code> folder;<\/li>\n<li><code>wp-includes\/languages\/<\/code> folder&#8211;if you are using a language file do not delete that folder;<\/li>\n<li><code>.htaccess<\/code> file&#8211;if you have added custom rules to your <code>.htaccess<\/code>, do not delete it;<\/li>\n<li><code>robots.txt<\/code> file&#8211;if your blog lives in the root of your site (ie. the blog is the site) and you have created such a file, do not delete it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_8:_Upload_the_new_files\">Upload the new files<\/a> from your computer&#8217;s hard drive to the appropriate WordPress folder on your site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_9:_Run_the_WordPress_upgrade_program\">Run the WordPress upgrade program<\/a> and follow the instructions on the screen.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_10:_Update_Permalinks_and_.htaccess\">Update Permalinks and .htaccess<\/a>. Update your Permalink Structure and merge the custom rules, if necessary, into your <a title=\"Glossary\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Glossary#.htaccess.3C\"><tt>.htaccess<\/tt><\/a> file.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_11:_Install_updated_Plugins_and_Themes\">Install updated Plugins and Themes<\/a>. Please review the <a class=\"new\" title=\"Plugins\/Plugin Compatibility\/4.3 (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Plugins\/Plugin_Compatibility\/4.3&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">list of Plugins that work in Version 4.3<\/a>. Check for <a class=\"new\" title=\"Themes\/Theme Compatibility\/4.3 (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/index.php?title=Themes\/Theme_Compatibility\/4.3&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Theme Compatibility with 4.3<\/a> and ask your Theme author for any new version.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_12:_Reactivate_Plugins\">Reactivate Plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_13:_Add_security_key_definitions_to_the_wp-config.php_file\">Add security key definitions to the <i>wp-config.php<\/i> file<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Step_14:_Review_what_has_changed_in_WordPress\">Review what has changed in WordPress<\/a>. &#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<script>\nvar zbPregResult = '0';\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time pass by and a major update must be done to this blog. 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