[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24642: readme.html in core download does not warn about >2 version upgrades

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#24642: readme.html in core download does not warn about  >2 version upgrades
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 Reporter:  esmi          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Text Changes  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 From the thread that led to this ticket:

 > My problem with 2. is that I overwrote the files with 352 and as per the
 readme I deleted the old WP files, meaning I no longer have a wp-
 config.php.

 http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-from-271-to-352-failed

 The readme currently says in the "Updating Manually" section: "Delete your
 old !WordPress files, saving ones you've modified."
 ([source:tags/3.5.2/readme.html#L45]) Perhaps it should explicitly state
 that you should never ever delete `wp-config.php` and `wp-content` when
 doing a manual update.

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