I am attempting to update to version 2.1. I backed up all of my files and carefully followed the instructions. The only thing I did differently from your instructions is that I went into the new index.php file and changed the system folder to match my setup.
Per the upgrade instructions I pointed my browser at the index in the system folder and it started the upgrade wizard. Everything appears fine until I get to the screen with the license agreement. Once I click on that screen, it just opens up a blank page in the browser and nothing happens. I have tried it a number of times with no success. Is set the error flag to 1 in Index.php to see if any errors were reported, but nothing was displayed. This is on a Windows server and there should be no file permission problems. As far as I can tell, EE is still running properly (I didn’t bring the site offline because I am the only one accessing it at this point), except that now I can’t get to the system folder, as it brings up the upgrade wizard. I have upgraded between different 2.0 version in the past without problems, so I am not sure why this is not working. I completely stuck at this point and would appreciate any suggestions.
————-
A few more notes: I just found a thread that suggests that a number of other people have had the same problem:
http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/160911/
I removed the third_party dir and this did allow me to complete the installation and access the control panel. If I leave the third_party dir empty, I get the following error when I attempt to edit content:
Errors when I try to edit content. The error is:
An Error Was Encountered
Unable to load requested publish tab file: tab.user.php
If I put the third_party directory back (I have the third party products Wygmam, and Solspace User and Bridge) I get php errors when I try to edit content:
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Warning
Message: require_once(C:/myweb/system/codeigniter/system/expressionengine/third_party/bridge/lib/addon_builder/module_builder.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory
Filename: user/tab.user.php
Line Number: 31
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'C:/myweb/system/codeigniter/system/expressionengine/third_party/bridge/lib/addon_builder/module_builder.php' (include_path='.;C:\\php5\\pear') in C:\MedMeritsWeb\_mmsystem\expressionengine\third_party\user\tab.user.php on line 31If the third_part dir has stuff in it and go to the CP under add-ons > extensions, I get a blank white screen, so there is no way for me to uninstall them at this point. Do I need to uninstall these third party products and re-install them, and if so, how do I do it?
————————————————————
And hopefully the final installment in this saga:
I re-installed Solspace User (it had a new version), this solved part of my problem.
I then looked through the doc notes for Wygwam and found out that it had a themes folder, which I wiped out in the update. I copied this back in and things appear to be working.