thisisedie

That’s so strange. I’ve seen several people say something to this effect but when I auto upgraded all I did was click to auto upgrade and it was done in seconds. I didn’t have to log into anything.

You don’t need a second instance of Xampp. Just go ahead and install WP on the one you already have set up.

None. WordPress will create the tables when you install.

I typed my FTP permissions into the form, then started the upgrade.

You’re the second person I’ve seen say something about this. I don’t get it. I clicked to upgrade. It asked me if I wanted to download the files or automatically upgrade. I clicked to auto upgrade and about 10 seconds later it was done. I was never asked for my FTP login info.

@ajpn

Please quit dissing WP because you didn’t make yourself familiar with what needs to be done before you upgrade. One of those things would be the backing up of your files/database which you could have the used to restore any modifications you made to your theme/core files.

Being able to sign on to the forums on .org has no bearing on being able to sign up or even login in any way on wordpress.com.

Correct.

Now, not only is my preferred username taken (by myself), but my email address also already has an account connected to it, but not, apparently, an account that can actually have a blog.

You can sign up at .com with the same username but not the same email.

Is there ANY way I get get this off IMMEDIATELY before all my users find out my WP installation is old?

Do you think your readers are going to throw their hands up in disgust if they know your WP version is out of date? Guess what? They couldn’t care less what version you’re using. HOWEVER — if I were a contributor I wouldn’t be happy because if I’m going to bother to write something I’d like it to be protected with the latest versions updated security.

Or perhaps you’re using WordPress MU and don’t want your users to know their blogs are at risk because you don’t want to upgrade? If you’re running MU it’s not just a choice to upgrade, it’s a responsibility as far as I’m concerned. Especially if you’re charging. I’d be PISSED if I was paying for a service with a lazy admin who doesn’t want to give me my moneys worth.

As Michael said… just upgrade!

I used to use Godaddy for hosting. The reason you get a 404 when you change permalinks is because changing permalinks changes the .htaccess file and with Godaddy, when you change the .htaccess, it can take up to an hour or so to update. Meanwhile your links come up as 404’s. Just change them to what you want and wait.