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I’m trying to do something similar. How exactly do I restore the backup database so that my blog will shop up again? I imported it from my desktop into the MySQL database program but nothing has changed. Do I need to use ftp to put it in the WordPress folder?

I really need to fix this tonight. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

At this point Justin, I truly don’t recall what happened between the two error messages. Let me ask this though. When I backed up my files I saved them to my personal drive on my computer and I also saved a copy on the server where they have always been but just in a “backup” folder. Maybe that’s messing things up. Could it be that the new version of WordPress is trying to access my backup file folder and should I go ahead and delete it since I have it on my hard drive?

I’ll wait to head a recommendation from you guys. Then I’ll look at going back and reloading the original database and files before the day is out so I can’t get back in business again. I think going back to 2.1 then 2.2 and 2.3.2 is going to be easier that undoing whatever I’ve contorted at this point.

Thanks…….Marty

O.K. Justin, where exactly do I do to change the DB user permissions? Also, Ingrid, how do I update the wp-config.php file with my db server info?

I also have a Linux hosting account and I was going from 2.1 to 2.3.2.

I was considering reinstalling the 2.1 backup and stepping thru to 2.2 then 2.3.2 maybe. Do I have to delete all the 2.3.2 stuff that I uploaded (that would be a major pain) or do I just double click the backup database and files to get back where I need to be?

Also, I’m getting a new error message this afternoon. Does anybody know how to fix this one?:

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“Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/1.3.33 Server at martyblogs.com Port 80″

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Marty

Hey dbenson9876 I have the same type of account with godaddy. Where exactly did you change that “localhost” entry? Some how over the course of the day the error message has changed. Here’s what I’m getting now.

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Internal Server Error

“The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Apache/1.3.33 Server at martyblogs.com Port 80″

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Anybody know how to fix this?

jtilton what username and password settings are you referring to and where did you correct it?

Thanks…..Martin

Good morning. I’m having problems making the 2.1 to 2.3.2 upgrade as well. Man am I glad I backed up and copied files! My blog has been offline since yesterday morning.

I typed in a URL to run the WordPress upgrade program URL and it’s giving me an error screen saying “Error establishing a database connection.” I’ve gone to a couple of different and more detailed upgrade screens to see what I may have missed or what I may have forgotten to delete and I deleted a few more things to get to this point.

Initially I was getting some other type of message saying to rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php and that has at least gotten me to this point.

When I try to go to my blog here’s the error message it shows:
Forbidden

“You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/1.3.33 Server at https://www.martyblogs.com Port 80″

What should I try next? Or should I reinstall version 2.1 and try the upgrade process all over again?

Thanks,
Martin
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