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1. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   we have a basic blog with no plugins running in v2.1.3

   can we upgrade directly from this version to the latest v3.1.3 ??

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 11 months ago #

   No. You'll need to carry out a series of smaller upgrades: 2.1.3 -> 2.2.1 -> 2.3 -> 2.5 -> 2.7 -> 2.9 -> 3.0.4 -> 3.1.3

3. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   10/4 thanks

4. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   where can i get the install files for each these versions?

5. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   also what i really need is to export the content of this blog via WXR onto a wordpress.com blog

   in this then what version wouldf I ned to upgrade to in order to make this happen?

   v2.1.3 doesn't allow the WXR export (it seems?), else i could just do it just now

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 11 months ago #

   http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

7. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   thanks esmi

8. Ronnie
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   okay i've started the upgrade
   first step from v2.1.3 to v2.2.1

   as per instructions within readme file i deleted the old WP files and copied up the new ones.

   i then ran upgrade.php and it prompted me for a config.php file
   so i copied over the old backed up config.php file and the installation went ahead

   now after the installation when i try to access the blog i get the error shown here: http://blog.cairngormmountain.co.uk

   the index.php file is in the same place as it was with the old installation so i'm not sure why its now reporting that it can't find it?

   any help please?

9. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 11 months ago #

   and the installation went ahead

   Installation???

10. Ronnie
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    upgrade, sorry
    i followed the instructions as set out in the readme for v2.2.1

11. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 11 months ago #

    If you ran the installation (and it does sound like you did) then you must have re-installed WP using a different table prefix. So - no posts other than the sample ones.

12. Ronnie
    Member
    Posted 11 months ago #

    these were the instructions i followed from the readme:

    Upgrading

    Before you upgrade anything, make sure you have backup copies of any files you may have modified such as index.php.

    Upgrading from any previous WordPress to 2.3:

    Delete your old WP files, saving ones you've modified.
    Upload the new files.
    Point your browser to /wp-admin/upgrade.php.
    You wanted more, perhaps? That's it!

    and it asked me to supply a config.php file which I did using the config.php from the v2.1.3 files

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