A shell script to update Wordpress core to the latest version on Apache. This follows manual update instructions here:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress
Note: do not run this script without first making a full backup of your Wordpress site and related database.
- Create a full backup of your Wordpress site (all files/folders and the database)
- Upload and run this script from your Wordpress root directory
sh wp-update.sh {domain}
Example
sh wp-update.sh mydomain.com
Answer the prompts.
- This script has been tested with Apache 2.4.x
- The vhost files are assumed to be in /etc/apache2/sites-available
- wp-config.php will not be updated or modified
- This script must be run with sufficient privileges to delete and overrite some Wordpress files/directories
- Plugins are not updated, but this may be added in the future.