Title: 3.7.1 failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# 3.7.1 failed

 *  [billrata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billrata/)
 * (@billrata)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/371-failed/)
 * When I try to update I get:
 * Downloading update from [https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.7.1-partial-0.zip…](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.7.1-partial-0.zip…)
 * Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file /tmp/wordpress-3.tmp
   because No such file or directory in /home/athatt5/public_html/wp-admin/includes/
   file.php on line 155
 * Warning: unlink(/tmp/wordpress-3.tmp) [function.unlink]: Operation not permitted
   in /home/athatt5/public_html/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 479
 * Download failed.: Could not open handle for fopen() to /tmp/wordpress-3.tmp
 * Installation Failed
 * What do I do next?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/371-failed/#post-4271255)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [billrata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billrata/)
 * (@billrata)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/371-failed/#post-4271318)
 * Went to installing_wordpress in the codex, nothing on failed updates. Do I need
   to totally reload WP?
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/371-failed/#post-4271329)
 * have you discussed with your webhost?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/371-failed/#post-4271329)
 * Status: not resolved

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