I have multiple WordPress blog sites and use Linux hosting. The website uses WordPress and MySQL. Here are the steps I use for the updating WordPress.
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Danger: Ensure to back up the WordPress database and files before making
any changes or installing updates to avoid website down time.
Danger: Do not use the same password and user name for administrator and
database accounts.
Tip: These changes are designed to help secure a WordPress blog. If you feel your website has already been compromised additional steps might be required to fully secure the website.
Securing a WordPress blog is an ongoing activity. Constant vigilance is required to prevent and intervene to secure the blog. While many of us work 8 – 12 hours a day, malicious scripts are working 24/7/365. These steps are not hard to follow and were actually implemented to an active WordPress blog.
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NOTE: File compression is not offered any more with disk cleanup.
Windows 7 still has a disk cleanup utility; however, it is not in the location of previous disk cleanup utilities. Disk cleanup was traditionally located under Start -> Accessories -> System Tools. Accessing the utility from the start menu requires opening the Control Panel (Figure 1) and selecting Performance Information and Tools (Figure 2). Select Open disk cleanup (Figure 3). Select the files to be removed by Disk Cleanup (Figure 4).
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Disk Cleanup can also be opened from the command prompt by typing cleanmgr and press [Enter] (Figure 5).
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If you know which drive to clean up, then Disk Cleanup can be launched from the Search box by typing cleanmgr /d (drive letter) (Figure 6).
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Enjoy!
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