How to upgrade Standard Wordpress to Fantastico Wordpress

A couple days ago I just upgrading my Wordpress from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3. I have a different situation about this upgrading proccess. I installed my WordPress 2.0.2 without Fantastico, but with standard installation instruction from Wordpress. Now I’ll upgrading my WordPress using fantastico. I so glad I get successful with this. So I want to share it.

Actually, this process is like reinstall my wordpress. First, I have to uninstall my current wordpress, then install new wordpress.

Uninstall Wordpress 2.0.2

Here are steps to uninstall wordpress 2.0.2 “manually”:
Backup Database Tables
Use phpMyAdmin or other appropriate tools provided by your webhost, to backup the database used by WordPress. You can use WordPress Database Backup plugin from skippy to backup your database. Thank’s for the plugin, I used it for my upgrading process
Backup all your files
Basically, backup the files that you have changed or added since you installed the standard WordPress. Use an FTP tool to download a copy of all the files on the server, in the directory where you installed WordPress, including the .htaccess files and wp-content directory if you have been playing with it.
Deactivate all Plugins
Deactivate all the Plugins you use at the Plugin Management Page. Some Plugins might not work with new WordPress version, and that is why you want to deactivate them all. This will ensure that you don’t end up with an upgraded-but-broken installation of WordPress after the upgrade process.
Create Upgrading Message
While upgrading your Wordpress, perhaps your blog will look broken or error, so create upgrading message in your index.php locate in your main directory of your wordpress installation. Edit your index.php to be like this:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
/* comment it
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
*/
?>
<h1>My Blog Under Upgrading Process</h1>

Feel free to make your own message
Delete old files
As with all WordPress upgrades, the contents of your /wp-content/ folder should remain intact and unchanged. But, If you want to install new wordpress using fantastico, you have to delete wp-content folder. Basically, you have to delete all files and folders because fantastico can not overwrite the existing files and folders. I got this error message when I didn’t delete all files and folders

The installation can not be completed:

- You chose to install in the main directory of
the domain supriyadisw.net, but there are conflicting
filenames, therefore we can not proceed.
Following filenames already exist in the main directory
of the domain supriyadisw.net (path="/public_html/").
You must manually remove these files before
proceeding with auto-installation:
wp-content
fantversion.php
index.php
license.txt
readme.html
wp-config.php

Click on the browser's Back button to fix reported errors.

So make sure you had backup your files and folders

Installing Wordpress 2.0.3 using Fantastico

• Open your Hosting Control Panel
• Go to your Fantastico Home
• Click Wordpress Under Blog directory
• Click New Installation
• Fill all information about your blog, then press Install Wordpress button
• Well done! You have a new wordpress! Please check your blog!

Your blog should back to default blog, with default template. So where are all of your post and plugin? By default, fantastico will create new files, folders, and database for instalation process. You need to restore your blog before.

Restoring Wordpress

Overwrite files
Overwrite your wp-config.php with your backup one. In this file, you should use your database information that you used before. You should overwrite .htaccess file too. Juat to make sure you get your old configuration.
Upload your themes and plugins
Upload all of your themes and plugins to your wp-contents folder.
Reactivate Plugins one by one
Awaken the monsters, one by one, at the Plugin Management Page. Check if everything works as expected. If some Plugins do not work, deactivate the plugin, then contact the plugin author to encourage the author to upgrade the plugin.
Well done! Enjoy your new Wordpress version.

Note: You will probably be better to install wordpress manually rather than fantastico. Also you do not need the latest version everytime if the features in the new version are not something you will use. Thank’s to sadcox66 (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=125194) for your suggestion

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