Upgrading Wordpress 2.8.5 to 3.3.2, white screen of death -
i'm trying upgrade old wordpress installation friend. i've got following setup:
- remote lamp live server running 2.8.5 wordpress
- remote lamp test server, horked after attempted manual update 2.8.5 3.3.2.
- local mamp server replicate test server
i started out overconfident, because, hey, i've done before, no problem. started seven step manual update instead of extended manual update instruction. (mistake #1: don't have full backup of test server, wp-admin , wp-includes, though have theoretically identical live server pull if necessary.)
white screen of death. ok, deserved much. turned on debugging , made sure there writable debug log file. still blank screen of death. disabled plugins. still white screen.
so duplicated live server local mamp server, functional 2.8.5 mirror, updated 3.3.2. success: sort of-- failed in exact same way, debug it. turns out update required default theme separately uploaded. yay! when added theme, see output log file, see happy blog page. switch themes back: broken, , no logging.
so go test server, remove themes twentyeleven. no luck. ok, twentyten. no luck. same default theme used in local version. no luck. have debug enabled (but no logs generated), plugin-free, default-themed manual upgrade white screen of death.
i double-check of threads, wp threads, etc-- yep, i've done suggest. instead of debugging core files 1 one, started over: copied functional wp install local server (which should identical dysfunctional remote wp install) remote test server (i see expected "can't connect db" message), update wp-config, , see... nothing. wsod.
there making code work on local server , blank in non-debuggable way on remote server. can point me towards else try?
if else fails, guess i'll manual install of 3.3.2 instead of upgrade, i'm leery of live server.
check admin area also, not front side. (go directly admin url) themes problem . if put theme inside folder - still need activate , because on db still old theme marked activated.
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