This is my first time to do the upgrading work for my blog. Hence, I decided to jot down my steps here for my future reference. These steps had been much simplified. For more details, it might be worth for you to have a read at http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress.
My Steps:
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Download the latest WordPress.
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DB backup (using phpAdmin).
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Backup current wordpress directory to wordpress-bak.
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Deavtivate all your plugins and change your theme back to default.
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Delete your old wp-includes and wp-admin directories.
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For wp-content, copy over the contents manually.
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Merge wp-config-sample.php with your existing wp-config.php.
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Visit your main WordPress admin page at /wp-admin and follow the upgrade steps.
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Reactivate your plugins and theme. Done!
Last modified on 2008-07-17