Ken
Many thanks - luckily it was a fresh install immediately before the upgrade so I did no dump. I'm tempted to start again just once just in case as you say the wrong process happened or failed.
I agree with your wise words regarding the host for a 'production' server as opposed to the sandbox, thank you.
For the sandbox, this is the simple routine I plan. Any feedback is welcome:
- delete database and files from /public_html
- re-run the automatic app install into /public_html/vle/
- run "ALTER DATABASE mydatabasename charset=utf8;" to convert database to unicode (as the auto install does not)
- login to confirm it works and get beyond the licence screen
- do sqldump and backup all files from vle/
- unzip 2.0.10 locally, ftp all files to /public_html/vle/, over-writing by default
- ensure file permissions are correct
- login to see what happens
Although this is crude, my guess is that it should work. The alternative is to simply upload the 2.0.10 files to a new directory and create a database afresh using phpmyadmin - I am sure there will be another moodle doc for that approach and I have a working config.php to work from as a guide.
Once again, thanks for patience in helping someone with hands tied behind their back.
Totally understand if your feedback is a blunt "don't bother"
Best
Ed