Version control

  • Ric

    (@ric)


    19 years, 2 months ago

    How can I manage version control of WordPress? I do not mean 1.2 vs. 1.5 – I downloaded 1.5 from WordPress.Org on Tuesday. And then when the official announcement came, one of my friends downloaded it a few days later. But the files are different!
    I already installed it – can i just copy over all the files (I have a few plug-ins and themes installed). Or do I have to start from scratch?
    How do I know when the files of the install changes? May I use subVersion or CVS to grab the latest files from a server? Will we get notified on bug releases or security fixes?

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  • Kafkaesqui

    (@kafkaesqui)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    It’s usually recommended that one delete and then upload, but overwriting them should be fine (note that problems *can* happen with overwriting in ftp). You may want to make a backup of your blog files first (one never knows). A small change of this sort normally won’t require running upgrade.php, etc.

    If you’re having no problems, I’d suggest sticking with what you have up. The best reason to go with a new WordPress download is if you hit an issue which the devs address.

    An occasional tiny change has been slipped into the download unmentioned, but typically updates requiring bug fixes and the like will receive a N.N.N version renumbering (i.e. 1.5.1).

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