GoDaddy makes Wordpress upgrades simple!
I’ve been using self-hosted WordPress for over a year now. I believe I’ve finally figured it all out.
Heck, it took me six months to customise my theme they way I wanted it due to my O.C.D. Thanks to Adam Strawson for coding a lot of it for me.
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When I heard that WordPress was going to release version 2.7 (.zip) I decided I would figure out what I need to backup so that I would be prepared for the upgrade.
I discovered the most important part is the database. Somehow, I ended up deep in phpAdmin. I downloaded my database and stored it locally in case of any problems with the 2.7 installation.
When WordPress 2.7 was released I chose to upgrade via GoDaddy’s Hosting Connection rather than doing a manual download & uploading it via FTP.
Just before you click the install button, the page displays what GoDaddy will do to install the upgrade:
1) Backup the databse,
2) Install the patch, and
3) Confirm the installation is successfulIf the installation, for some reason, does not go smoothly, you’ll have the option to restore the application files and database to their current state.
If that isn’t the coolest thing ever, then you’re not enough of a geek!
The install went without a hitch, and I’ve been using WordPress 2.7 since December 11th.
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