I’m running WordPress version 1.5.2. For those of you who know nothing about WordPress, they’re on version 2.6.1 now. I’ve never upgraded/updated my WordPress since initial install 3 years ago. That’s not to say I did not try.
Yes, tonight I tried to upgrade to a newer version of WordPress as there are new features, fixes, and goodness to be had. However, I am apparently too stupid to complete this upgrade. To the best of my knowledge I did everything correctly, yet I was still not upgraded and linked my content in my db. I know enough to have been able to login and make sure I did commit the ultimate fuckup of deleting my database (I was freaking out as though I had though.)
Anyhow, I’m not attempting an upgrade again on my own. I have too much to lose and I just spent a good 3 hours freaking the fuck out.
And to think, it all started because I wanted to install a Twitter plugin that required newer versions of WordPress! (mine is circa 2005)
So, I talked to one of the (our best)programmers at work about my woes–leading off with what would it cost to get him to teach me mysql and php (my knowledges are basic) so that I’m proficient–and he made me feel much better about my failure.