Upgrading Wordpress via the Shell
Following on from today’s security upgrade announcement, I have come across a blog post which explains how to upgrade Wordpress using the shell.
I put this here, because I think it follows on nicely - if you fear the shell (and you shouldn’t), this takes away a lot of the cruft and just gives you the commands…..all 8 of them.
The instructions assume that your web server runs Linux - and if it doesn’t, why not? - but the commands are easily adjustable for Windows. Apart from number 1, you need the Windows shell tools for that. Hope this helps you with your own upgardes. I already did mine 
hari:
I made a mention that it’s better to use rsync to update WordPress after downloading it locally than directly use the remote server to download WordPress.
Less commands and I feel it’s safer not to run too many commands on the server for people who’re not used to it.
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 03:27 CSTRay:
True, but I think that since
wgetis more prevalent in instructions, new users (and unsure users) would be happier using it thenrsync.[Reply]
Sunday, 4 March 2007, 10:37 CSThari:
Yeah, but personally I’d prefer new users to run fewer commands on the server.
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 11:23 CSTJ_K9:
The good thing about having a list of commands is that, hopefully, new users won’t cause too much trouble running them
Thanks to both of you for letting me know about the update, by the way.
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 11:53 CSTRay:
Hari should take the credit - he told me first and I just passed it all on
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 12:11 CSTRay:
And for crying out loud, you go through and update your plugins to make sure they are compatible with the new version and look what happens.
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 12:11 CSThari:
Ray, I usually never update WP plugins unless absolutely necessary. But it’s surprising to see such errors nonetheless.
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 16:40 CSTRay:
And this is why I need to document every little thing I do - I thought it would be a good idea to try some different themes. Then I realised that I have customised this one so heavily that it’s near impossible. Ah well. :britain:
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Sunday, 4 March 2007, 22:20 CST