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friends, if you have a WordPress blog, you will sooner or later, see the need to update the version of the engine. 
In this article we will learn to update vrdpress to one of the latest versions. Manual update wordpress is the best way to do it correctly than automatically update wordpress.
But why is it needed? It's one thing if the blog stopped working correctly, and if it works well and you're comfortable with. Several reasons:
You want to install a new beautiful theme. More functional. But all the new themes adapted to the extended possibilities of new engines. Because that would set a theme, you need to update the version of the engine. Than the older version of WordPress, the more it is vulnerable to various vzlomam and attacks by the ill-wishers. new versions of vordpress 3 have new opportunities. Especially interesting menu tab, where you can assign buttons and quickly edit them right from the admin area.
Generally, all three good reasons. But enough and one of them is security. The same advanced functionality never hurt. To good things quickly.
The first thing to do is to backup all files and database. Don't start do anything until you have no backups! After all, if something goes wrong, you will all return in a few minutes.
If you have already made backups and saved them on your computer, begin.
Will update version 3 to version 2.7.1.
You can download the new version from the official site:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.2.1
But personally, I have this version was incorrectly. Because I took advantage of a proven website and author of localizations. Downloaded the version from Lekaktusa:
http://lecactus.ru/2011/05/27/6273/
Download version from Lekaktusa and will continue.
During upgrade, do not touch the folder "wp-content" of your blog. Everything else can be updated now deactivate all the plugins, just in case.
Go to hosting FTP folder with your blog. Then unzip the downloaded archive on your computer with the new version of the engine, and replace the files by FTP. In addition to the folder wp-content, we're leaving, there are our images, etc.
Now we need to edit the configuration file is wp-config.php. It is located immediately in your blogging. But it is called originally wp-config-sample.php. You must download it to your computer, change some data and save it under the name is wp-config.php. Now let's see what changes you make to the file:
As you can see, you must change several settings to your computer, simply download both files. New wp-config-sample.php and old filled wp-config.php. From there take the old settings. If you delete the old file accidentally, then walk you through:
DB_NAME is the name of the database. Here enter the actual name of your database (if you don't know, you go to hosting and there look or in phpMyAdmin).DB_USER-just type in the name of the database, I do so.DB_PASSWORD-password from your hosting account.DB_HOST – just look at the hosting or ask your hoster's tech support. My hosting is located in the section "user management".
In the same way you have to add just below a series of unique phrases, more precisely, change. Enter arbitrary phrases:
Save the configuration file and copy to hosting.
Now go to the blog at: http://адрес_сайта.ru/wp-admin/.
Vordpress should offer you update the database, click the Refresh button.
Next, go to the admin of the blog. In the same way at http://адрес_сайта.ru/wp-admin/.
And we renew the plugins. Go into the "plugins" tab and turn in "recently active". Select all and click Activate. All plugins again in action.
But there is one thing. After updating some older versions of the plugins don't work in the new version of WordPress engine. So you need to update them as well.
Most are two plugin "Simple Tags" and "Hyper Cache". So if you have problems with them, let's update. Here are links to both the plugin zmete red big button and load on the computer:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hyper-cache/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-tags/
Plugin «Simple Tags» default will not display lists of similar entries under each post, because I go to the item "settings"-"Simple Tags" > and tick the check box next to the Related posts by terms. Now similar records will be displayed.
Plugin "Hyper Cache" may also ask you to make a line in the file wp-config.php.
If you have forgotten how to install plugins, I recall ... The downloaded archive, you need to razarhvirovat? on your computer. And then fill the folder with the plugin folder hosting faches with plugins:/wp-content/plugins. Then go to the Admin Panel of your blog, go into the "plugins" tab, find the desired e.t.c. "activate".
That's it! The update is completed and not working plugins just updated.
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