Posted 3 years ago #
The codex instuctions at
http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress#Step_8:_Upload_the_new_files
have a step missing, which we might call 8.5:
8.5: download the file wp-config-sample.php and fill in the appropriate information for your database name, location, password, etc. The info you need will be in your old wp-config.php file, which you backed up. Then save the file as wp-config.php and upload it again.
I figured this out successfully, but it's completely absent from the instructions.
It does however say not to delete the old wp-config.php file that is already there. 2 times ;) Then I guess it just uses that one again.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress#Step_7:_Delete_the_old_WordPress_files
With the exception of a few commented instructions, the wp-config.php files from v1.5 and v2.0 are exactly the same, so the additional step 8.5 is completely unnecessary. Just pay extra attention to step 7.
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