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There is two ways to upgrade wordpress, that is automatic upgrade and manual upgrade.

Automatic Upgrade

Recent versions of WordPress feature an Automatic Upgrade. Login to your admin page, You can launch the automatic upgrade by clicking the link in the new version banner (if it’s there) or by going to the Tools -> Upgrade menu. After that it should be straightforward.

Automatic Upgrades do fail sometimes, though, so remember to backup your database first, and deactivate your plugins before starting the upgrade.

Note that your files all need to be owned by the user under which your Apache server executes, or Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress 2.8.6 has been released since some hours to fix a security problem. You must have noticed the annoying message today in your dashboard. This release which is less than 1 month away from the previous release of wordpress 2.8.5

Below is an extract of what Ryan Boren from WordPress says about this new update:

2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended.

The first problem is an XSS vulnerability in Press This discovered by Benjamin Flesch. The second problem, discovered by Dawid Golunski, is an issue with sanitizing uploaded file names that can be exploited in certain Apache configurations. Thanks to Benjamin and Dawid for finding and reporting these. Read the rest of this entry »