Everyone,
I managed to fix this issue and I am not the most computer savvy of people. Here’s what I did:
– Downloaded WordPress 3.4.1 and extracted the files to my desktop.
– Accessed my FTP file manager (which, for me, is provided by GoDaddy.com).
– With the FTP file manager I selected all of the 3.4.1 files EXCEPT FOR THE “wp-content” FILE. When you go to upload, remember to DESELECT that folder, or you will overwrite all of the content you’ve created on your site and all will be lost.
– Uploaded/overwrote the files (for me, there were 17 files).
– Check and see if you can access the wp-admin Dashboard (I could not).
– Next, in the FTP file manager, I opened up the “wp-admin” and “wp-includes” folders individually. I uploaded/overwrote ALL of the files in these folders with the freshly downloaded 3.4.1 ones on my desktop. I did this for both of the folders.
– After doing this, I was able to access the Dashboard. But before I could, there was a page that said something about having to update the database. With no other options, I clicked the update button and waited. Viola! I now have full access to my dashboard.
I hope this works for you guys. If you find that it does, please get on at least one forum and re-post what you did to solve it in easy-to-follow instructions. There are A LOT of people who are freaking out over this issue.
