You really don’t have to do anything to the database at all.
You just have to follow the upgrade (manual instructions) steps 7-8, but use the old 3.0.5 zip file instead.
Instructions are here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended
Old versions are here:
http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/
Basically, delete your wordpress files (except for the ones outlined by the Updating WordPress Extended instuctions (link above).
Then, upload version 3.0.5 and extract it. Visit your site and login, continue with the “database upgrade” even though it’s a downgrade.
That’s it!
get the previous version you were running, then unzip it … copy everything but the wp-content folder to where ever your WP folder/files are … and when you go to open your site-admin it may tell you it needs to do a database update click ok to that and bam every thing is back up and running.
good luck. I did exactly that after turning a few hairs gray and I got my wp back up. I hope this helps.
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GlenT
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get the previous version you were running, then unzip it … copy everything but the wp-content folder to where ever your WP folder/files are … and when you go to open your site-admin it may tell you it needs to do a database update click ok to that and bam every thing is back up and running.
This worked for me. Thank you VERY much to all three of you. I seem to have a working 3.0.5 system back.
Lesson learned… 😉
thanks
i spend like half an hour trying to backup everytihng
now i will never update to a wordpress version again
Thanks for this. Exactly what I needed to do as well.
swpnclr, you have saved the day! Thank you so much for putting this in simple words I could follow. Our site is back up and running! What a relief.
I won’t be upgrading again until I am SURE it is safe to do so!
This post saved my life today. Thankyou
