Fast and easy solution would be to update manually. Download the wordpress package from wordpress.org and unpack to your server. https://wordpress.org/support/article/updating-wordpress/#manual-update
This Question was answered on ServerFault by the asker. I am adding his answer here as a community wiki. Here is the full solution, thanks to michaelmior for his help, it got me half way. Run this command to generate keys: ssh-keygen You’ll get this output: Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which … Read more
Try visiting the list of users, and re-change your role to administrator. WP may have messed up the permissions array during the upgrade.
Try this simple steps to verify it! Install WP DB-Backup in your 2.9.4 version. Backup the DB Setup a test server with WordPress 3.0.4 Install WP-DB-Backup and restore from your previous backup Test your theme
I had the same issue after upgrading my local environment (wordpress/xamp). I ran http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php and then I could get back in to the admin. I then had to update the database and upgrade to 3.1 again. After that all seems to be fine. Hope it helps you too!
I had the same problem before. When I asked my friend, who is maintaining the server, he answered me that it’s because of the server firewall. When he turned of the firewall, everything was ok (plugins can update, akismet can check for spam, etc.). So, if you’ve checked all your settings with Core Control (make … Read more
Copy the contents from old renamed folder into wp-content folder which is created by your latest wordpress installation.
Try adding all of the following: define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘ftpext’); define(‘FTP_BASE’, ‘/path/to/wordpress/’); define(‘FTP_CONTENT_DIR’, ‘/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/’); define(‘FTP_PLUGIN_DIR ‘, ‘/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/’); #define(‘FTP_PUBKEY’, ‘/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub’); #define(‘FTP_PRIKEY’, ‘/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa’); define(‘FTP_USER’, ‘username’); define(‘FTP_PASS’, ‘password’); define(‘FTP_HOST’, ‘ftp.example.org’); define(‘FTP_SSL’, false); This is sourced from the official wp-config document here.
Take a look here : http://wp.tutsplus.com/tutorials/plugins/a-guide-to-the-wordpress-http-api-automatic-plugin-updates/ PS: GIYF…
The issue is that the files cannot be written to by the web/php process due to permissions. This is: Good! Those files can’t be updated with malware and other nasty surprises Bad! The updater cant update them either So, I’d advise you do the following: Follow these chmod settings religiously What is true chmod for … Read more