Upgrade To Wordpress 2.6

This blog now powered by Wordpress 2.6. If you have already install Wordpress 2.5 you can upgrade to Wordpress 2.6 easily. You’ll need 5 minutes to do it (with good internet connection).

Important: Before you do this action, please backup your blog databases first and deactive all plugins. Any risk is yours!!

There are six important steps to upgrade:

  1. Backup wp-content folder
  2. Delete wp-admin & wp-includes folder from your server.
  3. Upload new wp-admin & wp-includes to your server.
  4. Overwrite root files, such as wp-app.php
  5. Overwrite index.php in wp-content folder.
  6. Access to www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin/ and confirm the update of database.


Then you’ll show error message like this picture below:
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Click on “Create a Configuration File” then you’ll show a message like this picture below:

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Click on “Let’s go!”, this action will allow you to create new configuration file for your blog.

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Fill out this form with your current blog databases (your blog database before upgrade). For example: Database Name: yoursite_blog, User Name: yoursite_name, Password: yourpass dan keep default value on Database Host and Table Prefix (Doesn’t need to change). Then click on “Submit” and if you are correct, you’ll see a message like this picture bellow.

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Click on “Run the install”. It’s mean you are already to install Wordpress 2.6.

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Congratilation!! your old blog databases linked to Wordpress 2.6. Now, try to access your blog admin (example: http://yoursite/wp-admin/) and you’ll see upgrade message below.

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Click on “Upgrade Wordpress” and you’ll see a message like this picture bellow:

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Click on “Continue” and finish. Now your blog powered by Wordpress 2.6. Try to login to admin page and see the different. :)



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