Problem upgrading from old version, can't login as admin

  • Resolved chrisisbd

    (@chrisisbd)


    14 years, 5 months ago

    I’m trying to upgrade an old WordPress installation. I’m trying to follow the instructions here:-

    http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Detailed_Upgrade_Instructions_for_1.5.x.2C_and_versions_2.0_-_2.6.5.2C_to_3.3.1

    My database is backed up, and all the original WordPress is backed up (it’s fairly standard with no added plugins as far as I know).

    I can ask for a password reset and that seems to work, but when I log in with the admin user and password all I get to see is:-

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 512

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 527

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 534

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 570

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/cache.php on line 103

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/query.php on line 61

    Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/theme.php on line 1109

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-login.php on line 255

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-login.php on line 267

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 649

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 650

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 651

    Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:512) in /var/sites/z/zelmastrip.com/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 850

    There’s no dashboard or admin or anything.

    I have shell access to the hosting site so I can manually edit configuration and/or other files if necessary.

    Can anyone suggest a way out of this?

    For example if I just install version 3.3.1 and restore the database from the old site will things be anything like usable?

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  • Thread Starter chrisisbd

    (@chrisisbd)

    14 years, 5 months ago

    OK, my last idea seems to have actually worked! 🙂

    I moved the old installation off the directory where it was installed and installed WordPress 3.3.1 there instead. I then edited the new installation’s wp-config.php file so that it uses the database from the old site. It didn’t all work immediately but the admin pages were OK, when I then went to view the site WordPress offered to update the database so I let it do that – and it all works now!

    I’m impressed that it turned out to be so painless.

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