by theuniek1 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:14 pm
Hi Angie,
I've created a manual which may be of help. It steps you through creating a back up of your previous WP files before continuing.
In case you're on dial up or don't feel like going through a video, here are the steps you can take:
1. Download the and unzip the files.
2. Back up your original WP files/MySQL DB. (You can use FTP and phpMyAdmin.)
3. This step is important: Log into your WP admin panel, then deactivate all plugins that are activated and reset the theme to the default.
4. Upload the new WP files excluding the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ folder, making sure to overwrite the previous WP files.
5. Navigate to the /wp-content/themes/ folder on your computer and on your server, then upload the /wp-content/themes/default and classic folders to your new site.
6. Run the upgrade script (i.e. yoursite.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php). When you receive the confirmation message, you're done.
7. Log back into your WP account and reactivate all the plugins/theme you were using prior to the upgrade and double check to make sure there are no conflicts.
Hope that helps,
~ Teli