02-27-2007

How To Simplify WordPress Upgrades Using Subversion

The WordPress Codex documentation site has a very handy page on Installing/Updating WordPress with Subversion. For anyone who maintains a WordPress blog, especially if you maintain more than one, it makes the process of upgrading a snap.

If you have command-line access to your web server, and if your server has the subversion (svn) client installed, you can take advantage of the easiest possible WordPress installations and updates. svn is a version control system designed primarily for developers, but also useful for end-users who just want an easy way to install and update software.

Posted by Matt in lifehacks, tech | RSS 2.0

2 Responses to “How To Simplify WordPress Upgrades Using Subversion”
  1. Del Says:

    Thanks for the link Matt. It was as good reminder of easier methods for handling housekeeping tasks like updating server software!

    I tend to put off updates except for once or twice a year simply due to the time (which isn’t that much!). PmWiki also has subversion available that I need to check out (document is available at http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/Subversion).

  2. Matt Says:

    Del,

    Thanks for the PmWiki link. I was planning to research using Subversion to update some of the other tools I use (Drupal, Joomla, MediaWiki, etc.) and you just saved me a step.

    - Matt

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