<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>This is a known issue with the WordPress auto update. Ocasionally it is a chown / chmod fix but often it cannot be addressed that way. Try deleting the ./wp_content/update folder and running the auto update again. If that fails, you will most likely have to download, unpack and install the update manually. Do not forget to backup you </div><div><br><br></div><div><br>On Aug 13, 2009, at 17:47, "Tony C. Loosle" <<a href="mailto:tony-blue@s1-i.net">tony-blue@s1-i.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">true. but wordpress lets you enter the ftp user and uses that account to modify things, so, the permissions should be ok, or not matter as its the ftp user. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> Tony C. Loosle wrote:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> I am working on some wordpress site upgrades.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> With the user and pass for ftp I can update plugins with no</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> problem but get an error with the auto upgrade on wordpress</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> itself. I get this:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Unpacking the update.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Could not copy files.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Installation Failed</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Anyone with an idea?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> Most likely you are running into an ownership / permission issue.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> If the files to be written/overwritten are owned by the FTP user,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> then Apache isn't going to be able to modify them.</span></div>
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