help upgrading

bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

I’m wanting to upgrade from 1.2 to 1.5, I have reviewed both the official and unofficial(podz’) upgrade instructions, and I find that I can’t seem to find some files.This isnt the first time I’ve had problems with installing, I had to get someone to actually install WordPress for me because my computer was acting up.I’ve tried deleting the winzip files and re downloading with some sucessful folder structure and some not.is there anything I can do to get it upgraded or at least find the files and folders I need?

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dissurion
(@dissurion)

19 years, 2 months ago

dissurion
(@dissurion)

19 years, 2 months ago

What files are there you can’t find?

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

well i’m sure the files are there, it’s just i can’t get the folder structure to work so I can find them

Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

Volunteer Moderator

19 years, 2 months ago

Please explain “i can’t get the folder structure to work so I can find them”.

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

in reading < a href=http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/upgrade/upgrade_en.html>this guide it says i should be getting 4 seperate folders in the download and all i get is all the files in one huge folder, making it a complete mess

Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

Volunteer Moderator

19 years, 2 months ago

Try downloading again, or grab the .tar.gz version.

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

i’ve tried downloading 3 times with no luck.

Moderator James Huff
(@macmanx)

Volunteer Moderator

19 years, 2 months ago

Use a different application to decompress the .zip archive. If you’re using WinZip, or whatever Windows uses to unzip files, try Stuffit Expander: http://www.stuffit.com/win/expander/index.html

kttygoesrawr
(@kttygoesrawr)

19 years, 2 months ago

I had the same problem as bmirage. I couldn’t figure out why nothing was coming along with folders. Is there any other program I could download that wouldn’t just be a 30 day free trial to solve this sort of problem in the future?

zadu
(@zadu)

19 years, 2 months ago

Try 7zip, it’s open-source and available on Sourceforge (sf.net)

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

that doesnt seem to eork for me either :(. this is really quite upsetting

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 2 months ago

is there any other way for me to get it upgraded?

darkcanuck
(@darkcanuck)

19 years, 2 months ago

When you extract the .zip file with WinZip make sure that you select the “Use Folder Names” option.

Thread Starter bmirage
(@bmirage)

19 years, 1 month ago

I’m afraid nothing has work and it is really frustrating.I’ve pretty much given up but I do appreciate everyone who helped me try to figure this out.

Root
(@root)

19 years, 1 month ago

Well the zip is packed in a folder called WordPress. You do not need to upload the folder- just the contents. There is no mess in the zip I can assure you (and other would be users)