How to Upgrade WordPress Using cPanel - WordpressVideos.TV

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In this video, we're going to take a look at how to upgrade your existing WordPress blog using cPanel. First, log in to your cPanel account, and click on Fantastico Deluxe. Now, if you've previously installed WordPress using Fantastico, and that particular WordPress version is already outdated, then Fantastico will prompt you to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. Now, the latest version of WordPress as available in Fantastico is usually a few weeks slower than the current available WordPress version. So if there's a new WordPress version that is released today, it will probably be available through cPanel and Fantastico in the next few weeks. So in this case, my previous installation was WordPress 2.7, and there's a new version here, 2.7.1. And I should see a link here that says, Upgrade to 2.7.1. Now, before you upgrade your WordPress blog, make sure that you have created backups of your