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There is an easier way to upgrade from WordPress 2.6.3 to WordPress 2.6.5. Note that WordPress skipped version 2.6.4 because there was a fake 2.6.4 floating around out there.

From the new WordPress 2.6.5, you can just upload and replace the following files to fix the security issue:

wp-includes/feed.php
wp-includes/version.php

I just upgraded blogsimplified.com from Wordperss 2.6.2 to WordPress 2.6.3, and I did it the easy way because there are only four files that have changed. If you download and unpack the WordPress 2.6.3 release from the WordPress.org site, find the following four files:

wp-admin/includes/media.php
wp-content/plugins/akismet/akismet.php
wp-includes/class-snoopy.php
wp-includes/version.php

If you copy these files into the respective directories where you host your WordPress blog, then you don’t have to go through any of the configuration trouble. Just replace the four files and you should be good to go.

If you are reading this, then it must have worked!