Title: Multiple Issues with installing plugins, upgrades, etc. Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Multiple Issues with installing plugins, upgrades, etc. * Resolved [robmiracle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmiracle/) * (@robmiracle) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-issues-with-installing-plugins-upgrades-etc/) * I’ve got three things going on and I’m thinking they are somehow related. * First, when I went to upgrade from 2.8.1 to 2.8.2 everything worked great. When I went to upgrade from 2.8.2 to 2.8.3, it stopped saying “Downloading wordpress- 2.8.3.zip” and it just stopped, leaving a 0 byte .zip file in my /wp-content folder (which I guess is where I have stuff set to uplaod). I have another WP blog on the same host in a different subdomain and that upgrade worked fine, so I know the hosting company (php version, etc.) isn’t the problem. * Now when I try to install any plugin via the automatic upgrade or by installing from within WP, I get the same 0 byte file (for the appropriate plugin) and the same message about “downloading plugin.1.2.3.zip” and it stops. * Today, I just tried to make a new post and while trying to upload a file through the WP interface, it shows the file 100% uploads (and I see the full size file in the wp-content folder) but when it stops “crunching” the file and never finishes. * Now the apache server has write access to wp-content (since it can create the 0 byte files) and I don’t have this issue with my other blog running on another subdomain. * The only thing I did on this install was try to install the E-commerce plugin, which initially failed with the same problem. This was while I was still at 2.8.2. * Any ideas on what might cause this? * Thanks Rob Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/) * (@shane-g) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-issues-with-installing-plugins-upgrades-etc/#post-1173407) * Hi, * Check with these options: * 1) Add this code in .htaccess file of the wordpress blog: * SecFilterEngine Off SecFilterScanPOST Off * 2) Change the wp-contents permissions folder to 766. * 3) Go to your WordPress Admin then Settings – Misc. Set ‘Store uploads in this folder’ to: wp-content/uploads and leave Full URL path to files blank. * 4) Disable all the plugins and have a check with upgrade. If it does not work then do manual upgrade. * Thanks, * Shane G. * Thread Starter [robmiracle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmiracle/) * (@robmiracle) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-issues-with-installing-plugins-upgrades-etc/#post-1173511) * Well it was probably a plug in that caused this. Not until I deactivated the plugins could I upload photos. * I’m going to mark this resolved. * Thread Starter [robmiracle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmiracle/) * (@robmiracle) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-issues-with-installing-plugins-upgrades-etc/#post-1173514) * The WP E-Commerce Plugin seems to be the culprit. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Multiple Issues with installing plugins, upgrades, etc.’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [robmiracle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmiracle/) * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-issues-with-installing-plugins-upgrades-etc/#post-1173514) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics