I am trying to create my first blog. I installed WordPress just fine which was WordPress 2.8.4. When I went to the Dashboard, it indicated I should update to version 2.8.5. The upgrade either hung or failed repeatedly.
My website with the problem is in the format of https://www.sitename.com.
I tried installing a blog as a subfolder to 2 existing websites using the format https://www.sitename.com/blog. Oddly enough, the upgrade was done quickly for both of those.
So many other people are having trouble with the 2.8.5 upgrade. Is there some weird bug that is triggered if you are putting WordPress on a main site rather than in a blog subfolder?
Any ideas?
