Getting an HTTP404 error when going to wp-admin page

As long as you don’t touch the database you should be fine. It is also recommended to do a full backup before upgrading.

– Download the latest WordPress files
– Login via FTP
– Replace all WordPress files and directories EXCEPT for the wp-content folder

Righty oh! will give it a go my friend and see how it goes

Well I am lost I have replaced all the wordpress files and directories except the wp-content folder and when I go to https://www.sixpackquest.net/wp-admin I still get a 404 page error. Any other ideas please

They only one thing I noticed on the latest wordpress download is that there is no wp-config.php only the wp-config-sample.php

By default WordPress does not install wp-config on a manual install. It is created in the install process. In your case, it already exists ?? so you’re good to go.

So right now, do you have your plugins disabled, and are you on the default Twenty Ten theme?

Anybody got any new ideas to solve this unsolvable problem

Hi Dremeda, I am just going to disable the plugins and rename the current theme back in two ticks

Right, I am working on https://www.musclebuildinglive.com. I have uploaded all the new wp files and directories except for wp-content folder. I have renamed the plugins folder, I have renamed the current theme folder. When I click on the site I do not get the twenty ten theme I just get a blank page

Something is off here.

Are you sure your plugins are disabled? No caching enabled?

If Twenty Ten theme is in /themes/, it should default to that theme when no other themes exist, or when you rename the active theme.

Make sure you didn’t rename wp-content/themes/ and that you renamed the active theme wp-content/themes/active-theme.

Just checking when we say ensure the plugins are disabled do we mean simply changing the the folder name from plugin to something different, I have called the original plugin folder plugin.hold. I can see the twentyten inside the wp-content/themes/ folder okay, my current theme is flexibility3 I have renamed this folder to a totally different name

Yes, since you can’t reach wp-admin, the quickest way is to rename to something like plugins.hold and create a new plugins folder.

It sounds like the themes are ok too.

Can you please backup and remove your .htaccess file while the plugins folder is empty and the theme folder name is changed?

Dre

Certainly can, will do now, thank you for all the help back in two ticks

Have deleted the .htaccess file and clicked on website https://www.musclebuildinglive.com and it is just a blank page

Just wondering, you’re still on the same theme. https://www.sixpackquest.net/

Can you please rename the theme and default to Twenty Ten? Have you recently made any changes to the theme?

I am working on the https://www.musclebuildinglive.com my friend which has the same problem as https://www.sixpackquest.net my friend. No changes recently to the theme