UPDATE !
Version 1.5.1.3 is now available – http://wordpress.org/download.
This addresses a security issue. Use it !
- Go get this: Version Checking plugin
- Install
- Rest safely knowing that you will be notified if WP is updated for security reasons.
And I can STILL see lots of blogs that are not 1.5.1.3
You know… it would probably take them longer to hack your blog if you posted your ftp details.
(Bri / Daniel – you are upgraded, as is ted-crane, the sandbox installs, the trackback blog and 6 others elsewhere. Painless stuff 🙂 )
- BACKUP your database !
- BACKUP your files …… then …..
- Delete /wp-admin/
- Delete /wp-includes/
- Delete all the wordpress files in the same directory as wp-rss2.php EXCEPT wp-config.php
- Upload the new ones
- Run http://example.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php
Make that not 1.5.1.3!
Mark, would you do mine please ?
Erm using the version check plugin you posted Mark, According to that I am still on WP 1.5.1.1 !!!!! My point being that the patch I commented on a day or so ago, line of code to patch to 1.5.1.2 can’t have worked!.
joss: My version check plugin relies on a full upgrade being done so that the wordpress version number gets updated too rather than just the simple patch which fixes the vulnerabity.
Thanks for that westi. I just editied the Vars.php to change the version number after doing the patch.
‘spose so 🙂
Leave your blog alone – I’m doing it now. DONE
Joss – vars.php does not hold the version number.
I ALWAYS recommend that people do a FULL upgrade unless they have a heavily hacked install and know precisely what they are doing. Fiddling with little files and individual lines of code takes longer and can lead to errors. For want of a few seconds, it’s not worth it.
Thank you Mark. My apologies re Vars.php, it should have read Version.php. I’ll get back under my rock now.
“STILL”? The version just came out today! There are timezones… and jobs…
*upgrading presently*
Minna – I know 🙂 Look at westi’s comment. I changed it 😉
/me goes off to install wsftp, and find login and password details
Mark,
can I respectfully suggest you add backup files and db to your quick upgrade instructions?
Cheers,
Tom
Tom – good call 🙂
Yep, made the upgrade today! 😀
Done it, broke comment plugger, and forgot to keep a copy of the file for my custom smilies, but its all easily fixable. Ill do it later
Hey Mark …
I think we might be finally getting a little bit settled into our new apartment. I love your palm tree picture in the header. Gorgeous.
Hey Danithew – long time no chat 🙂 Using the ‘you know where’ ?
Hey Mark … I haven’t had time to look at it. I tried finding it the other day and couldn’t figure it out for some reason. Can you email me the url? Thanks.
Mark … forget I said that. I found it. 🙂 I’ll be working on it occasionally. Might ask you for some little helps too.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!
For those of you who have modified their quicktags.js file, as explained by Mark @ http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/quicktags/, remember to back it up and re-upload it after making the upgrade. It’ll save you time, and the unnecessary rise in blood pressure.
Cheers,
Sylvain
Hi, you have great site! Thank you!