Upgrade 3.0 GoDaddy problem

I’m wondering if it could have anything to do with the fact that I changed the url by removing “/wordpress” at the end of it.

Possibly. Did you follow the method outlined on Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory?

Hi esmi,
Yes I did.

I tried the install again today and just left it uploading, to go do other stuff, and when I finally returned I did get an error message:

Server Error:
A general server error has occurred.

Seems like a pretty generic error message. Also, I thought I’d had the latest wordpress version but didn’t. I was still at 2.8. Not sure if that makes a difference. The thought of changing the url again isn’t a pleasant thought since I’m not really good at this coding stuff and I remember how confused I was changing in the first place.

At godaddy there doesnt seem to be a way of changing the url. I’m not even sure if I should. I dont want to mess anything up.

Do you think I should call GoDaddy and just ask them about updating the older address they have in their system? I would have thought that when I originally changed it, it would have changed all the way through to GD. And I’m not even sure if I should attempt a manual upgrade.

Confused as usual and any more help understanding this would be great.

Donna

Can I just clarify – are you upgrading or installing?

Um I thought I was upgrading. I’m also just seeing now that godaddy says I have 2.8 but my dashboard says I have 2.9. No wonder I’m confused!

In my dashboard there’s a link to upgrade but the link leads to a page with an error message: ‘You are not allowed to call this page directly.’That’s why I went to go daddy to update it. Should I not be doing that at godaddy but just through wordpress? Because I get that meassge, do I need to do a manual install?

My site is at https://www.tshirtsatfirstsite.com. Can you tell anything by looking at the view page source info?

Donna

I think you’ll have to do a manual upgrade in this case.

Thanks for the link, macmanx. I just wanted to conclude this thread by saying I’ve even contacted Go Daddy and they also said I would have to do a manual upgrade. I’ve procrastinated long enough, but I’m going to give it a try. Thanks again for your responses.

Donna

You’re welcome!

If this thread is still relevant, I came up with a solution. To enable automatic upgrades on godaddy:
-first go to hosting control
-then to file manager (you will see a list of the contents of your html files)
-check the root folder check box
-select permissions on the menu bar above
-check the write (enable) check box

There you go. You can now auto-update your WP!

It’s still relevant to me!

Thank you for this info. I’ll try it for the next upgrade. I’ve been able to upgrade it manually, but I don’t like to. If this is an easier way, I’m all for it!

Thanks again!

Donna