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1. toban
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I think I found a bug in 2.7. I kept getting this error when trying to upgrade plugins or wordpress itself:

   Error: There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings are correct.

   I just figured out that it was a password problem. I had the password correct, but the wordpress automatic upgrader doesn't work if your password contains special characters (e.g. +,*,\,%). I tested with an alpha-numeric (letters and numbers only) password and it works just fine.

   I can use an FTP client no problem with the strong password, so that makes me think it's a wordpress bug.

2. toban
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Does anyone else want to test this to see if it's a wordpress bug or host-specific issue? I'm hosted with dotable.com

   Just create an ftp user with a password containing some special characters ($%*&) and try to install or delete a plugin through the admin panel using that ftp account. If that fails, test the ftp account in a client.

3. mfgalex
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   yes! wordpress 2.8.4 password contain this .}\*|$ special characters
   and wordpress don't upgrade!!

4. FADviral
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Gotta love the intuitive 'auto upgrade' mechanism eh? I don't think any other WordPress "feature" has caused me so many problems.

   The bug still exists... eleven months down the line.

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