After I replaced my wp-config.php, deleted wp-includes/wp-admin and re-uploaded those directories from the original files, and cleared Fx's cache/cookies - it all worked fine again. I was upgrading from WP 2.5.1 (only edited with the tiny fix for the "Forgot password"-bug).
Thanks for your instructions and help! :) On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Kirk M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Upon seeing your comment here I updated my locally installed WordPress > Sandbox to 2.6, upgraded the DB when prompted and the login continued with > no problems, logged in fine. The only things I may have done differently is > that I never overwrite directories and files during an upgrade with the > exception of the root files, they're safe enough to overwrite. I've had more > WP bloggers tell me that an upgrade borked their site, the admin's all > "messed up" etc, and 9 times out of 10 they overwrote files and directories > during a major upgrade. Once they go back and delete "wp-admin" and > "wp-includes" entirely and then upload the new versions of those directories > and overwirte the root files again just in case and everytime (so far) > things are fine after that. > > I also replaced my current "wp-config.php" with the 2.6 > "wp-config-sample.php" after copying over my username and password data and > then renaming to "wp-config". The format of the 2.6 "wp-config.php" has been > changed again even though it really shouldn't keep you from logging in if > you used an older one. > > Not saying this is your problem, just pointing out what I did differently. > > Other than that it really looks like Firefox 3.0.1 is not getting the WP > cookie required to log in which is the only reason you could log into your > admin with IE and not Firefox that I can think of. > > By the way, what version of WP did you upgrade over? > > Jonathan Gabor wrote: > >> Is it just me that can't login with Fx3.0.1 after doing a ordinary backup >> (overwriting all files)? >> It works fine in IE7, though. I even went in and disabled all plugins that >> could possibly be interfering, but still no go... >> We've tried with several different installations of Fx3.0.1, and it just >> tells me to "Please login again", after doing the database-upgrade. >> >> Regards, >> Jonathan Gabor >> _______________________________________________ >> wp-testers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
