Tim Allen on 27 Feb 2014 13:21:00 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Another wordpress question


Thanks for the clarification, Doug. I've only ever built fresh from latest.tar.gz (since the 2.x) era, and then used the web-based update option. The only time I couldn't use the auto-update was when upgrading from 2.x -> 3.0 beta, but I'm guessing 3.3 -> 3.8 might be too big a jump.

Regards,

-Tim


On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com> wrote:
3.3 is old enough that auto updates aren't an option. Additionally, the Ubuntu package disables those regular update checks, IIRC. 

As of WP 3.8, the application will auto-upgrade to minor updates unless you disable such functionality (eg 3.8->3.8.1 auto-upgraded). 

Doug


On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Eric H. Johnson <ejohnson@camalytics.com> wrote:

Tim,

I have not been bugged yet to upgrade. The only thing I see is under
'Wordpress Blog' which says maintenance release 3.8.1 is available and gives
a date of Jan 23, 2014.

Is there something I need to turn on to check for automatic updates?

Thanks,
Eric


Conor's advice is sound, but there's another option.

First, tgz your entire wordpress directory for backup purple. Back up the
database using mysqldump into a wordpress.sql file.

Then log into the admin: www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/

From the admin, it'll bug you to upgrade to the latest version until you do.
Go ahead and upgrade it through the web interface, and you should be good.
You'll have a backup in case stuff blows up. Shouldn't take more than a few
minutes.


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