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WP UPDATE ISSUE - Need Expert Help?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by MDanish, Jul 12, 2014.

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    I am tring to update my WP but below error appear and it wont update, now what i suppose to do

    ERROR
    Warning: copy(/homepages/17/d333482360/htdocs/wp-expeditechicagolimo/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /homepages/17/d333482360/htdocs/wp-expeditechicagolimo/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php on line 217
    The update cannot be installed because we will be unable to copy some files. This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions.: wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
     
    MDanish, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  2. yanpub

    yanpub Member

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    #2
    Where do you host your website?

    wp-admin/includes/update-core.php permissions? Must be 0644 from what i see on my files
     
    yanpub, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  3. MDanish

    MDanish Greenhorn

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    1and1
     
    MDanish, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  4. yanpub

    yanpub Member

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    All the files in my wp-admin have the 0644 permissions. Folders 0755. Please see if yours are the same and give it another try
     
    yanpub, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  5. MDanish

    MDanish Greenhorn

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    Check its 0644

    // If we're using the direct method, we can predict write failures that are due to permissions.
    if ( $check_is_writable && 'direct' === $wp_filesystem->method ) {
    $files_writable = array_filter( $check_is_writable, array( $wp_filesystem, 'is_writable' ) );
    if ( $files_writable !== $check_is_writable ) {
    $files_not_writable = array_diff_key( $check_is_writable, $files_writable );
    foreach ( $files_not_writable as $relative_file_not_writable => $file_not_writable ) {
    // If the writable check failed, chmod file to 0644 and try again, same as copy_dir().
    $wp_filesystem->chmod( $file_not_writable, FS_CHMOD_FILE );
    if ( $wp_filesystem->is_writable( $file_not_writable ) )
    unset( $files_not_writable[ $relative_file_not_writable ] );
    }

    // Store package-relative paths (the key) of non-writable files in the WP_Error object.
    $error_data = version_compare( $old_wp_version, '3.7-beta2', '>' ) ? array_keys( $files_not_writable ) : '';
     
    MDanish, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  6. carrieathomer

    carrieathomer Greenhorn

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    Change the PHP version to 5.2 or 5.3 or higher versions and re install wordpress, save your theme first. so you can just reupload the themes
     
    carrieathomer, Jul 12, 2014 IP
  7. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    You are unlikely to be able to update the version of PHP - you are on shared hosting, right?

    Go check out those permissions problems and if you are still stuck reupload the wordpress update. A classic mistake people make is to upload the upgrade over the top of the existing files. That method exposed sites to a nasty hole many years ago and I'm sure they watch for it now but it is a clumsy way to upgrade.

    Instead upload into a separate folder. Create a subfolder called oldfiles. Move the files in the root, and the entire wp-admin and wp-includes into that folder. Now move the upgrade files and folders to replace them. Your site will down for 15 seconds, max. Just becareful to leave wp-config behind. And go into the plugins folder and move the new version of akismet over. I tend to delete the old since it only takes a second.

    then upgrade.

    and always backup first.
     
    sarahk, Jul 12, 2014 IP
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