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1. rfruchtman
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi All:

   I am attempting to upgrade WordPress Version 2.0 to 2.6 using the WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin.

   I hope someone can help with this.

   I upgraded two blogs so far with the WordPress Automatic Upgrader successfully.

   Both wound up with *empty categories!* The first I fixed as best I could as there were only 3 entries in the blog and I did not care much what happened to it.

   The second, I received help from the WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin creator Keith.

   I was so confident that I could do it again I set out to do just that on one of my bigger blogs. NOT GOOD... yet!

   PROBLEM:

   I am attempting to upgrade an old review blog of mine with lots of content. It is here:
   http://www.BlogViewsByRoz.com (Version 2.0)

   The WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plug successfully backed up the blog files and the database. I thought I was home free.

   At the part where the plugin downloaded the newest version of WordPress 2.6 here is what happened...

   PROBLEM: Automatic Upgraded Failed:

   Here is error part of the log. I have the full log is you need it:

   >>>
   Task Name: getlatestfiles
   Task Description: Downloads / Uploads the latest files for wordpress
   Task Status: Failed
   Task Start Date: 2008-07-31 14:40:42
   Task End Date: 2008-07-31 14:40:44
   Task Log: Starting to download the file from http://wordpress.org/latest.zip
   Downloading the files using Snoopy
   Unzipping the files to /home/blogview/public_html//wpau-backup/ERROR -> Could not unarchive the file maybe it is a corrupted archive.
   Please delete all the files before you can do this. Refresh or click here to delete all the files
   >>>

   What do now?

   I did change the permissions as was a suggested fix, but it did not help.

   I really don't understand any of this, but from the error message it seems that it is on the WordPress site with the download, but I am not sure. I tried this from 4-6 times with the same error message.

   Can anyone please help me with this. I am stopped dead! THANK YOU!!!

   Please advise.

   Roz
   http://www.SayItWithEcards.com/blog (not upgraded to 2.6)

2. rfruchtman
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   IF you can't help with the problem I am having with the WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin above...

   Could someone PLEASE tell me how I can do the upgrade *manually!*

   Maybe the manual upgrade will work and I can move on.

   PLEASE, if you can help.

   I am using WP 2.0. This was my first blog. I have so much in there is would be terrible to just have to delete it and start over.

   Thanks in advance.

   Roz
   http://www.BlogViewsByRoz.com

3. @mercime
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I hope you read guide to upgrading your WordPress install specially backing up the files and database.
   You can try the slow but sure method I used, see suggestion in this thread.
   Good luck.

4. rfruchtman
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Dear Mercime:

   Thanks so much for your response.

   While I think my blog is still in tack and I do have the backup from the part of the WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin was successful, perhaps I should ask my host to restore the blog back to what it was a week ago.

   I had not posted on that blog for a while. I was in the process of resurrecting it. I did not want to lose the years of entries and thoughts I shared.

   Thanks for the links.

   I am wondering, IF perhaps before I do this, since I know it might have to be restored by my host anyway... Perhaps I should try the upgrade in Fantastico. I never had much luck with that before, but who knows!

   I will visit the sites you so graciously suggested and print out the info.

   Thanks again.

   Roz
   http://www.blogviewsbyroz.com

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