Getting prepared for future WordPress upgrades
One of the good things and one of the bad things is the constant evolution of WordPress. It can be a pain to upgrade but the new features and abilities are usually a good payoff.
Now I know that we are still waiting for the WordPress 2.8.1 release but there are some big changes coming in 2.9 that you should be aware of that effect your hosting. This is quoted from the WordPress blog
WP 2.9 will require MySQL 4.1.2 or greater. This is raised from the current requirement of 4.0.
In order to promote migration to PHP 5, the upgrader will suggest that those running PHP 4 switch to PHP 5.
Now for most of us that is a bunch of gobbly gook but it actually is really easy to check if your host meets these requirements and if they don’t to ask them to upgrade now so you will be ready.
Log into your cPanel for your domain (http://yourdomain.com/cpanel) and you can check the status. On the version I use it is on the left hand side at the bottom under general server information. (You may need to expand it to see all the information.
Once you do you can see the version of MySQL you are using and the version of php you are running.
As long as you meet the minimums (and the majority should) you are set but if not you may want to ask your host to upgrade so you will be able to continue now rather than waiting until the release in a few months.
Just a quick FYI for you.
Have a great week end.
Mike Paetzold
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7 comments
Brett McEllhiney on July 3, 2009 at 8:19 am
Thanks for the heads up Mike and for showing us how to check for this.
Your on top of it as always!
Thanks again!
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Luca on July 3, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I’m still running 2.71 I guess I better get busy and upgrade to 2.8 before this new one comes out. I’m going to review your video about backing up and upgrading today.
I’ll also check my host to make sure they’re up to speed.
Thanks Mike
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Mike on July 3, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I would wait on the 2.8.1 release if you have not upgraded. Should be out quite soon as it is already in second beta testing.
Lonnie Minton on July 3, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Thanks for the info Mike. I check my
PHP Version: 5.25
MySYL Version: 5.0.77-community-log
Not sure what that means, but I guess I am ok for the new WordPress version when it comes out.
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Earl Netwal on July 3, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I’m an upgrade behind too on several of my blogs. Will wait for next one. Thanks for the updates.
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Doug Champigny on July 4, 2009 at 7:04 am
Once again, an awesome job of keeping us updated on what we need to know about WordPress – you da MAN, Mike!
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