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1. fabuliz
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hey everyone. I'm trying to upgrade my old version of WP to v. 2.7.1. I followed the instructions as listed in the readme and install files, but when I try to access /wp-admin/upgrade.php, I only get the following message:

   " Fatal error: Cannot redeclare validate_file() (previously declared in /home/dolcezza/public_html/blog/wp-includes/functions.php:2783) in /home/dolcezza/public_html/blog/wp-admin/admin-functions.php on line 1632 "

   This is my first time actually UPGRADING WP so I'm a bit clueless here. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! :)

2. Konstantin Kovshenin
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   fabuliz, from what version are you upgrading?

3. whooami
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   your old version.. how old?

   if you are NOT doing the automatic upgrade, ie, its a much older version of wordpress that you started with, you failed to delete all the core files off the server before uploading the new files. hence the error.

4. Konstantin Kovshenin
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I guess you've missed Step 1.2 "Delete your old wp-includes and wp-admin directories." ;)

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress

5. fabuliz
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   It's a pretty old version -- last updated in early 2007, hahaha.

   Will do what you mentioned kovshenin and let ya know if that works, thanks all!

6. whooami
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   ermm, yeah youre welcome.

7. fabuliz
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Why is it always the obvious stuff I miss? It never fails! Haha. You were right kovshenin -- I deleted, uploaded, and now upgrade.php has a nice upgrade page/notice.

   Thanks for the replies all! :)

8. Konstantin Kovshenin
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Welcome. Glad you did it ;)

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