You network upgrade is taking too long to execute. You could mitigate the error by extending the execution time limit: Increase max_execution_time in php.ini Set max_execution_time in script to a higher number ini_set(‘max_execution_time’, 300); Temporarily add this line in index.php set_time_limit(0);
git is probably by far the fastest and easiest way to update anything assuming you use git for development. The alternative you hinted to in the question is to use the wordpress update API, but for this you will need to set up an update server. There is some code for that here https://github.com/YahnisElsts/wp-update-server. It … Read more
The name of the temporary file created by the download_url function is 118 characters long. The length of this is causing the full path name of some files or directories created during the unzip process to be longer than the allowable length on Windows. Therefore an error is thrown and the plugin upgrade fails. I … Read more
You have to upgrade php within your host (or migate to another one). The hosting server is running with very old and obsolete php version 5.2.x… The recommended version is 5.6.x (the newest one is 7.0.x, but not recommended because is still incompatible with some plugins, some themes…). If you have to use the plugin … Read more
This worked for me: Make sure the row in option-table in the database for wordpress-site have the correct option_name for the serialised roles-data. For instance; if the database-table is wp_options, the column option_name in the role-row should be wp_user_roles. if the database-table is wp_20_options, the column option_name in the role-row should be wp_20_user_roles. Don’t ask … Read more
The most common thing that happens in the case where you suddenly get a prompt to install WordPress when a site was running OK is that the database connection details were changed. This can be caused by the host changing the database URL, or login or password was changed in the Cpanel; or the connection … Read more
It is hard to track down the cause of a 500 error, so here’s what I’d try: Be sure to also copy the new root folder files (except wp-config.php) – not just the wp-admin and wp-includes directories. Go the other way around. Make a backup copy of the current wp-content directory and your wp-config.php file. … Read more
If you want your plugin being hosted on WordPress.org Plugin Repository, you cannot combine Free and Premium version, in one plugin. You have to maintain two versions, Lite, hosted on WordPress.org, and Premium, hosted on your website. Plugins hosted on WordPress.org cannot make any remote requests to your website ( aka “calling home” ), therefore, … Read more
I usually do release upgrades over VPN, so I’ve tried this a few times. Whenever it updates my openvpn package I lose connection, so I reconnect afterwards. do-release-upgrade starts a backup SSH session on port 1022 and a backup screen session. If you do not have screen installed this will NOT be available. You can … Read more
The browser doesn’t connect via FTP. The server connects to itself. WordPress does this when it doesn’t have sufficient filesystem permissions to do the update itself. This is outlined in the Updating WordPress article in the Codex. WordPress determines what method it will use to connect to the filesystem of your server based on the … Read more