WordPress Manual Upgrade for Experts: Difference between revisions

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find /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

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*Copy the working version of the WordPress website files into the new directory (The ~~above~~ command will not overwrite any of the new files and will also preserve all permissions from the "working" WordPress files. The end result is upgraded WordPress Files and any custom stuff in the same directory);<syntaxhighlight lang="text">

*Copy the working version of the WordPress website files into the new directory (The below command will not overwrite any of the new files and will also preserve all permissions from the "working" WordPress files. The end result is upgraded WordPress Files and any custom stuff in the same directory);<syntaxhighlight lang="text">

cp -R -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory.WorkingVersion/* /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory

cp -R -T -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory.WorkingVersion/* /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory

Don't forget the ASTERISK on the end of the Source.

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*Make sure the wp-config.php file is in the upgrade directory (there shouldn't be a wp-config.php file in the upgrade folder and it should be copied with the above CP command)

*Also remember a LOT of extensions use the .htaccess file to modify the behavior of WordPress, so ~~copy~~ the original version of that file into the upgrade directory.

*Also remember a LOT of extensions use the .htaccess file to modify the behavior of WordPress, so make sure that file from the original version of that file into the upgrade directory (its a hidden file, so make sure).

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 find /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
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-*Copy the working version of the WordPress website files into the new directory (The above command will not overwrite any of the new files and will also preserve all permissions from the "working" WordPress files.  The end result is upgraded WordPress Files and any custom stuff in the same directory);<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
+*Copy the working version of the WordPress website files into the new directory (The below command will not overwrite any of the new files and will also preserve all permissions from the "working" WordPress files.  The end result is upgraded WordPress Files and any custom stuff in the same directory);<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
-cp -R -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory.WorkingVersion/* /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory
+cp -R -T -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory.WorkingVersion/* /var/www/html/WebSiteDirectory
 Don't forget the ASTERISK on the end of the Source.
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 *Make sure the wp-config.php file is in the upgrade directory (there shouldn't be a wp-config.php file in the upgrade folder and it should be copied with the above CP command)
-*Also remember a LOT of extensions use the .htaccess file to modify the behavior of WordPress, so copy the original version of that file into the upgrade directory.
+*Also remember a LOT of extensions use the .htaccess file to modify the behavior of WordPress, so make sure that file from the original version of that file into the upgrade directory (its a hidden file, so make sure).