If you have shell access to your webserver, upgrading to the latest WordPress build can be a matter of painless seconds. As usual there is more than one way to do it, and here is one of these ways -- the script I am using.
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#!/bin/bash
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CURDIR=$(pwd)
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SITE="http://yoursite.com/blog"
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echo Updating Wordpress in $CURDIR
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echo 1. downloading latest build
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wget -q http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
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echo 2. unpacking latest build
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tar zxf latest.tar.gz
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cd wordpress/
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echo 3. replacing old files with fresh ones
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tar cf - . | (cd $CURDIR; tar xf -)
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echo 4. updating your blog
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wget -q -O - ${SITE}/wp-admin/upgrade.php?step=1> /dev/null
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echo 5. removing unneeded files and directory
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rm -f ../latest.tar.gz
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echo 6. all done !
Modify line 3 to reflect your blog URL and here you go. The script downloads the latest build, unpacks it, overwrite your files and keeps file attributes, update your blog with the often forgotten /wp-admin/upgrade.php step, and removes temporary files. Literally takes seconds to upgrade.
Newbie how-to:
- Go to the wordpress root, where wp-config.php sits
- Using your favorite editor (pico ?) create a new file named updatewp
- Paste the code in the newly created file, save, exit
- chmod +x updatewp
- To upgrade WordPress: just type ./updatewp in the root dir
Note: this is based on a script I found a couple of years ago, which introduced me to the wicked tar piped line (step 3). I completely forgot where I found this originally, so if you have the feeling you might be the original coder, feel free to raise your hand in the comments :)
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replied, on 29/Oct/07 at 4:54 pm # :
I would add two lines after line 15 to delete the unpacked wordpress folder:
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16. cd ..
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wrote, on 18/Jan/08 at 7:43 am # :
Will this preserve custom themes?
replied, on 18/Jan/08 at 8:57 am # :
Tyler Menezes » It has nothing to do with themes.