Mark Jarquith has asked for help with testing RC2. He’s looking for specific testers. To see if you are one of the ones he is looking for, save this text as something.php: [php] [/php] then open it up. If the header...
I’m in the process of gathering a list of things to check in your plugins directory to see if your site will survive the 2.1 upgrade without blowing up. I might turn this into a “Ready to Upgrade Plugin” I’m sure...
Well I can’t call it the 5 second upgrade script any more… Since adding full file backups, and compressed database backups, from Windows desktop, through manual log in and launch of the update script, it took me ~15 seconds to update...
Before I release the next version of the easy WordPress upgrade script, I would like to have some solid testing done specifically on the Database backup section. Anyone familiar with backup up with MySQLDump and restoring from that backup is invited...
THIS ARTICLE IS OUT DATED. Please see: http://www.TheCodeCave.com/EasyWPUpdate for the current release. Well I’ve gotten some good feed back from all of you. And I want to say Thanks! I do have a new version of the script that has some...
I stumbled across this one weeks ago, and saw it again yesterday. I though I would share: Warning: This could bother very young kids even with an explanation of what’s happened…* It certainly bothered the peole in the park that day…...
I’ve taken an idea from Lloyd D Budd‘s email to me “Well Met Cave Coder” and created a “People of WordPress” link category. Never mind the fact that during his rearrange, I seem to have dropped off the end of his...
When working toward updating my upgrade script to read the usernames and passowords from the wp-config files, I came across this helpful list: ————————————————————————- USEFUL ONE-LINE SCRIPTS FOR SED (Unix stream editor) Dec. 29, 2005 Compiled by Eric Pement – pemente[at]northpark[dot]edu...
THIS ARTICLE IS OUT DATED. Please see: http://www.TheCodeCave.com/EasyWPUpdate for the current release. Well I’ve upgraded the 35 Second upgrade script significantly for this release. Here’s a summary of the new features: Customizable options at the top of the script Works for...
WordPress 2.0.6 has been officially released (link) and you definately need to get this one. 2.0.6 was originally just a bunch of minor updates, but now includes several critical security patches. In fact, one of the core “make this information safe”...