Wordpress update to 2.8.5 ????

Invasion · 22 Oct 2009 at 09:24

A couple of weeks ago I decided to see what this Wordpress thing was all about. I got myself some hosting and after many hours, managed to install Wordpress.

I have chosen a Theme activated akismet and Google XML sitemap plugins and everything is running fine and I was quite proud of what I achieved

Now I see they have a new version :eek:

do I really need to update to this at the moment, would I be better waiting to see if anyone has problems with it and fixes found?? if I dont update will that cause problems for me??

If I do need to update how do I Backup my SQL -I am with 1and1- Or can I just copy the whole wordpress directory to my desktop??

Another thing I was wondering is, when I add a post where does that get saved, also what info is saved in mySql??

sorry if these question are really stupid this is the first time I have used hosting and wordpress

Regards

suarve · 22 Oct 2009 at 09:52

I think you auto update from the dashboard like plugins.

EDIT yer you can, just clkick the link that the dashboard gives you.

fini · 22 Oct 2009 at 09:54

You can update from the dashboard. If it's being difficult temporarily set everything to 777 through FTP and then set proper permissions again once its finished.

This is mainly a security update and thus I would advise it. The item its fixing is more of an annoyance than a critical issue though IIRC.

Invasion · 22 Oct 2009 at 14:35

Well I had a go at updating using Dashboard. All it does is tell me it is downloading Zip file and then nothing?

Had a look on my server and a file has been put in /wp-content :confused:

but no change.

I have aslo managed to make a back up of MySql database and saved that on my desktop. Now am I correct in thinking that if I had to start all over for some reason, I can just upload this file and my site would be back all as it is now with posts,comments and theme?