Title: Plugin cannot upgrade without FTP
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin cannot upgrade without FTP

 *  [deanpence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanpence/)
 * (@deanpence)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-cannot-upgrade-without-ftp/)
 * I’ve been trying to upgrade a plugin on a new client’s site without resorting
   to FTP to no avail.
 * WordPress is installed on CentOS Linux running Apache. Apache runs as `apache:
   apache`. The entire WordPress installation is owned by a plain user (call him`
   bob`, who, incidentally, has `apache` as a supplemental group) and the `apache`
   group. All files and directories are writable by both user and group, and all
   directories have the setgid bit set so all new files will be owned by the `apache`
   group (mainly so `bob` can manually upload/add files without messing up WordPress’s
   ability to write to itself).
 * Example directory:
 *     ```
       # ls -ld wp-content/uploads
       drwxrwsr-x 6 bob apache 4096 May  5 17:10 wp-content/uploads
       ```
   
 * Example file:
 *     ```
       # ls -l wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/pretty-bar.php
       -rw-rw-r-- 1 bob apache 6281 May 18 05:53 wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/pretty-bar.php
       ```
   
 * The plugin is “Pretty Links Pro”, though I doubt it’s relevant.
 * I’ve gone as far as making the `apache` user the owner of `wp-content/plugins`(
   and all its contents) and `wp-content/upgrade` (which is empty), but attempting
   to upgrade the plugin still prompts for an FTP login.
 * Obviously I don’t want to run an FTP server here. Any ideas on why WordPress 
   cannot upgrade on its own without an FTP login?

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 *  Thread Starter [deanpence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanpence/)
 * (@deanpence)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-cannot-upgrade-without-ftp/#post-1508384)
 * Just in case some details are throwing anyone, the pertinent facts are this:
 * – Apache runs as the user `apache` and the group `apache`.
    – WordPress’s files
   and directories are owned by the user `bob` and the group `apache`, and they 
   are all writable by user and group.
 * Plugins won’t upgrade automatically and fall back to requesting an FTP login.
 * Ideas?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [deanpence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deanpence/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-cannot-upgrade-without-ftp/#post-1508384)
 * Status: not resolved

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