One of the most common things people ask me about is how to update their blog. I know I have several outdated installations that could use an update to the most current version of my CMS, Wordpress. But, a manual update can take a while, and I’ve heard rumors of people using a thing called Subversion to magically update their blogs with the push of a button. Well, it’s high time we got to the bottom of this update Nirvana. So, this week we’ll focus on how to update your blog.
The truth is, I’m not sure how to do this. I’m going to do some research and bring my findings, but I’d love the attendees to look into this problem before hand as well. I’m especially looking for people to research solutions for CMSs other than Wordpress (or androgynous solutions).
If you’re planning on attending, it would be super cool if you’d RSVP on Upcoming.
I won’t be there tomorrow - but I wanted to mention that for those people whose web hosts use Cpanel and have Fantastico installed, they can update it that way pretty easily. It has to be created through Fantastico to start with though for that to work.
Using SVN is not too difficult, just make sure you check out the right branch i.e. the one for the latest release. You’ll need shell access to your server and to write down the commands for yourself. It will also overwrite any custom modded files so be careful of that. Back up everything before experimenting. =)