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1. ThisTechBoi
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Hey there,

   Let me explain the whole thing to you folks. I run a fansite on a web game I play, but that's not the important part. Recently, when WordPress version 3.3 was released, I wanted to auto-update my website to it.

   So, what I did was I first installed a plugin that backs up wordpress, I had my site backed up, the backup file sent to my email and I downloaded it. Now, I deactivated all plugins for the upgrade. When I did the auto-upgrade, I got the following error:

   "Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_suspend_cache_addition() in /home/u550521335/public_html/blog/wp-includes/cache.php on line 288"
   Site url: http://battleonnews.hourb.com/blog/

   Now, I've gotten this error before when testing WordPress for the first time before I began my website.
   Is there any way I can fix this?

   Also, the way I found out to counter this problem is delete the website, reupload WordPress.org on the same domain, and import all files back. However, I have never tried doing that last thing. So, my second question is, if I import WordPress data, will my theme options/setting be imported as well?

   PS: Sorry if this topic is in the wrong place, I couldn't make up my mind on where this issue belongs, and concluded that this place was the best. If I am wrong, could any forum official please move it to the right place? Thanks!

   Thanks for your time!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Try:
   - switching to the Twenty Eleven theme by renaming your current theme's folder in wp-content/themes and adding "-old" to the end of the folder name using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

   - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin.

   - re-uploading all files & folders - except the wp-content folder - from a fresh download of WordPress.

   - re-running the upgrade via wp-admin/upgrade.php

3. ThisTechBoi
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Thanks,

   1- I tried doing that, but the theme i am using already has '-old' at the end of the folder name

   2- I tried doing that via phpMyAdmin, I couldn't find the active_plugins row

   I tried via FTP, renamed the plugins folder, but now when Ii go to the site it says:
   Error establishing a database connection

   3- I'll try that, but is it safe?

   4- I found the upgrade.php, but what do I do with it to re-run the upgrade?

4. ThisTechBoi
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   I have just finished re-uploading all files & folders - except the wp-content folder - from a fresh download of WordPress, but I still get this error:
   Error establishing a database connection

   Any help?

5. kionae
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   It sounds like you overwrote your wp-config.php file. Grab a copy from your backup and replace the one on your site.

6. ThisTechBoi
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Whoops, looks like I did!

   But my backup is in the following format:
   .sql.gz

   How can I grab a copy of the wp.config.php from my backup?

7. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 5 months ago #

   .sql.gz is a backup of your database

   wp-config.php is a file you need the original of that (Or it is possible to make a new one if you can't find a backup of that file....hopefully you have backups of your files)

8. ThisTechBoi
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Well, then I have a backup of my database, not the WP bog itself.
   I don't think it is an issue with the wp-config, since the data is entered correctly, but what else could it be?

9. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 5 months ago #

   well, if your site can't contact the DB, there is either a problem with the config file, or with the DB itself. Is the DB fine?

10. ThisTechBoi
    Member
    Posted 5 months ago #

    Well, I have another test blog, and I looekd at both of their config.php files, and they both are the exact same, except for the obvious database name/username/password. But all else is the same and the test site is running perfectly.

    I tried going to the DB via phpMyAdmin, and it was running smoothly. What is the problem?

11. ThisTechBoi
    Member
    Posted 5 months ago #

    Now I get the following error:

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/u550521335/public_html/blog/wp-includes/comment.php on line 425

12. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 5 months ago #

    Try re-uploading all files & folders - except the wp-content folder - from a fresh download of WordPress 3.2.1.

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