Upgrade Instruction Confusing (Overwrite or not?)

  • I’m upgrading from 1.5. to the current version. Here are the upgrade directions:

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    1. Download (https://www.ads-software.com/download/) and extract update files to a folder on your computer’s hard drive.
    2. On your host server site, delete your old WordPress files, but DO NOT DELETE:

    * wp-config.php
    * The wp-content folder

    3. Upload the new files from your computer’s hard drive to the appropriate WordPress folder on your site.

    (from here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Upgrading_WordPress)

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    Instruction 2 tells me to save two important files, whereas instruction 3 appears to indicate I overwrite the wp-content folder. True? It also appears I’m going to upload a config-sample file which doesn’t need to be there.

    Thanks in advance for any help y’all.

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  • The instructions not to delete the wp-content folder is so that any custom themes/plugins are not removed. Overwriting it should be fine as this will not overwrite these custom themes/plugins.

    You’re correct, the config-sample file is not required. However, do not remove wp-config.php.

    Thread Starter TheOneAndOnly

    (@theoneandonly)

    Thanks. Still it’s confusing me to not delete a folder one second, but overwriting it a second later is okay. LOL. I guess it is different somehow.

    Two blogs fixed, one to go. Getting cocky now. Determined to not ask any questions for my bread and butter blog.

    Thread Starter TheOneAndOnly

    (@theoneandonly)

    Turns out this crazy config file I’m not supposed to delete IS the problem that has sent me down this road. It must have corrupted, because I deleted and replaced it and all is well… outside of my theme being broken. But hey, maybe it’s time to get a new one…

    LOL

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