Comments on: Upgrade to Wordpress 2.3.3 Now!

By: Blog Bloke

Blog Bloke — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:06:40 +0000

Hmm, are you sure you copied over the original xmlrpc.php file? Did you set it’s permissions to be copied over? Have you read all of the Wordpress documentation on the upgrade? Have you asked your blog host provider to help you? There must be a piece of the puzzle still missing.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:10:10 +0000

Bloke — I did as instructed. My admin panel says I still need to upgrade, though. I needn’t worry, though, should I?

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By: Curtis

Curtis — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:48:04 +0000

I upgraded about 2 weeks ago. It wasn’t bad at all. I was expecting for a few of my plugins to stop working but everything seems good.

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By: Blog Bloke

Blog Bloke — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:57:45 +0000

Oh yeah DD, I forgot to mention that you will need to give them your URL address and your cPanel username.

By: Debbie Dolphin

Debbie Dolphin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:03:43 +0000

Thank you, BB!

I will eMail them to see what happens.

By: Blog Bloke

Blog Bloke — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:21:32 +0000

That’s odd. First off, I’m on the mailing list so I get emails from blog@bluefur.com notifying me of updates such as this one. I called them on the phone and they said they have a different department that handles it. They suggested that I create a ticket for the request and/or just email them. So I emailed them at blog@bluefur.com and within a few minutes it was done.

I recommend trying both ways.

By: Debbie Dolphin

Debbie Dolphin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:03:19 +0000

In the Bluefur Cold Case mystery files, I contacted my blog host company Bluefur two months ago about the WordPress 2.3.2 upgrade and Bluefur has not completed both upgrades: WordPress 2.3.2 ( 61 days ago) and WordPress 2.3.3 (24 days ago).

Bloke, who do you call for fast results?

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By: Blog Bloke

Blog Bloke — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:53:29 +0000

Jaffer, I already put a link to the Wordpress doc in the quote above that has the file for download with instructions. Nevertheless I’ve added it to the post because I want to keep you happy.

Regarding the other stuff that you mention, it shouldn’t be necessary to fool with those folders for this upgrade and I don’t want to frighten Kathy any more than she already is. But your advice is always good to follow — i.e. don’t fool with something you’re not sure of, AND always make a backup first.

Cheers!

By: Jaffer

Jaffer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:34:09 +0000

Bloke: Now that the most useful tip we all need ! You must put that in the article. Kathy: I still want you to be careful when copying the files. You don't want to touch the wp-content folder and the wp-config file else you'll loose your themes, plugins and customizations. You can copy away the rest ! Jaffer's last blog post..Books you will find at my local library - Part II

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:10:24 +0000

Bloke — OK, so I submitted a help ticket to my host to see if they’ll do the upgrade for me. If not, I’m heading over to Jaffer’s place. Jaffer, will you let me cry on your shoulder if I screw it up? I’m not kidding. I actually cried during my move to WordPress. The guy who was helping me just about threw a brick at my head. I think it’s just because men don’t know how to handle crying women.

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By: Blog Bloke

Blog Bloke — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:18:30 +0000

Shame on you Jaffer.

The security fix is easy. Just download the fixed version of xmlrpc.php and copy it over your existing “xmlrpc.php” file in your cPanel. The “xmlrpc.php” file can be found in the ‘public_html/‘ folder in a normal Wordpress installation.

You can find more info about the security fix here. Also, as always make a backup first before messing with your Wordpress files.

By: Jaffer

Jaffer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:08:49 +0000

Upgrading WordPress is not too hard once you get the hang of it.

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