I was thinking from many days to upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress (The CMS used in this blog), but wasn’t able to do it, maybe because of the fear of database crash or something.

Allhailmike was again and again asking me to do it, as he pointed out, the new ver WP 2.6 is more streamlined, search engine friendly and more stable. So, after all the tweaking last night, i thought to give it a try.

I downloaded the latest version from the official website http://wordpress.org/ and uploaded it to a separate directory, inside the main root directory where i had installed my old installation of WP 2..3.1.

Then i headed to the documentaion part, to help me out smoothly with the process. I must say even the short documentation (they even have step-by-step spoon feeding) was clear and sufficient enough to do all the things safely and successfully. The documentation is at http://codex.wordpress.org/

So here goes the step-by-step instructions (in short):

1. First extract the contents of the new version in a separate folder and upload it to the main directory (root directory where wordpress is instaslled). Uploading through FTP is a better choice.

2. Now delete your wp-admin and wp-includes folder, from the older installation.

3. Copy the new WordPress files to your server, overwriting old files in the root.
NOTE The wp-content folder requires special handling, as do the plugins and themes folders. You must copy over the contents of these folders, not the entire folder. Copying the entire folder overwrites all your customizations and added content.
Also take care to preserve the content of the wp-config.php file in the root directory. This file contains current settings for your existing installation, e.g. database sign-in information.
Compare your existing file with the new installation file which is named wp-config-sample.php. Either transfer your settings to the sample-file and rename it to wp-config.php or copy the new statemens from the sample file into yor current file.

4. That’s it.Visit your main WordPress admin page at /wp-admin. You may be asked to login again. If a database upgrade is necessary at this point, WordPress will detect it and give you a link to a URL like http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php. Follow that link and follow the instructions. This will update your database to be compatible with the latest code.

Everything done correctly, itself calls for a coffee break.

Techunknown is alive again…

It died abruptly soon  after being born in feb 3 2008 (the day i registered and started it), because of lack of interest, support and time.

But never mind, we are back again with a bang.
Now we have got what always lacked here; web 2.0, new clean theme, clutter free navigation, user friendliness, new posts…and all. You name it, and we got it

So here is the new team:

1. Me Anurag Upadhaya aka INFERNO (the lead developer)

2. and this time accompanied with Pushkar bhatt aka ALLHAILMIKE (man behind gadget posts, his web http://geekgyan.com ).

Wish us luck.

To put it straight TechUnknown.com, as i try to run, maintain and envision, is a place where you can catch and read technology at its best yet simplest form, and i from my efforts, try to put it like that.I want your active participation by subscribing and visiting our site frequently, both are free.

I genuinely try to use, review and put forward the latest and best trends of technology and all that associated with it, fastest, unbiased and in its actual form. But I am not too geek or experienced, so the development and changes will keep coming, so I expect you to bear with me.

But I have my limited and meager sources, with which I try to put my best foot forward. Even then I am not running this site for monetary purpose at all. I just tried to utilize those tools, through which I can get enough bucks, to just fuel the expenses to keep TechUnknown alive, at the same time not distracting myself from the purpose of site.

I would be more than enough content & happy, if the visitors to my blog find even a single article worth reading and of use. But better, if someone can fund by the size of his/her pocket, and encourage my endeavor and inspire me to take TechUnknown to success zenith.

At TechUnknown you can read and expect to have the latest news, reviews, facts, tips, tricks downloads and all that related to technology. I believe that technology is not only about computers, internet, softwares, downloads, cd’s, DVD’s, laptops, jukeboxes, blogs, social networks, search engines and all that are a rage these days. It is somewhat a combined tool and effect of all these and much more. So I definitely try to report about these and lots more else.

I want and encourage you to dig though the site, read and appreciate the good elements, and definitely report the bad ones and any content whatsoever, that you think inappropriate. I also want your valuable comments about what you read, use and thought here. So, definitely leave a comment whenever you think, there is a need for one.
One more thing, if you want to help me through the development process of the blog for the better, you are most welcome, just contact me.
That’s enough about TechUnknown and me. But my thoughts, from development would keep coming at regular intervals, so watch out.

And if you must need to contact me do drop in to your hearts content to:

Support.techunknown[At]gmail[dot]com

ANURAG (aka Inferno)

[lead development and maintenance @techUnknown.com]