Title: Plugin upgrades not working Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Plugin upgrades not working * [David Artiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dartiss/) * (@dartiss) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/) * I’ve seen this reported a number of times, always with a temporary solution. I’m curious as to whether there is a more permanent fix. * Basically, when trying to do an automatic plugin update (or an automatic update of WordPress itself) I get the error… * ``` Downloading install package from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/[plugin name]. Unpacking the package. Could not copy file /public_html/wp-content/upgrade/[plugin folder and file] ``` * Obviously, I’ve removed the name of the specific plugin above, as it’s not really relevent. * The temporary solution is for me to go to the upgrade folder and change the folder permissions to 777. This then works. As soon as I try to upgrade another plugin however, it fails and I have to do the same again. * Are there any solutions to this one? * Thanks, David. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/page/2/?output_format=md) * [scubapro25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scubapro25/) * (@scubapro25) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1118953) * Same thing happens to me, but I get the: * “**Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file D:\Hosting\4308252\ html/wp-content/google-analyticator.4.3.2.zip because Permission denied in D:\ Hosting\4308252\html\wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 175** * Download failed. Could not create Temporary file” * Error Message * Complaints to hosting service elicits the ‘WP is open source, so we do not support it, stop bothering us,’ even though the issue is a ‘permissions issue’ on THEIR server. * [Lovedoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovedoodle/) * (@lovedoodle) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119239) * I get the same error as dartiss no matter which plugin I try to install. I’m using WP version 2.6.2. * Here’s what I’ve tried: - * Changed permissions of the wp-content/plugin/ folder to 777 - * Changed permissions of the wp-content/upgrade/ folder to 777 - * Uninstalled and re-installed the plugin - After all of that, I still get this error: - ``` Downloading update from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-field-images.1.9.2.zip Unpacking the update Could not copy file: /wp-content/upgrade/main/custom-field-images/screenshot-2.png Installation Failed ``` - I use a significant amount of plugins on my blog and it’s very time consuming to manually update plugins. If there’s a way to fix this feature, I’m all for it. * [stallan54](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stallan54/) * (@stallan54) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119241) * I get this message below: Very frustrating…wha’ts the fix?/ * **Downloading update from [http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8.zip](http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8.zip)** * Unpacking the core update * [Lovedoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovedoodle/) * (@lovedoodle) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119292) * Um, I don’t think that’s the same issue…. * Why do we get the message: * “Could not copy the file” “Installation Failed”? * when updating **PLUGINS**?? * [algeriano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/algeriano/) * (@algeriano) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119355) * Any solution guys? * [bumblybee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bumblybee/) * (@bumblybee) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119359) * I also have this problem. I have two almost identical blogs (with two separate hosting companies) and one works perfectly fine and the other seems to fail at automatically upgrading plugins and WP itself. I usually get an error about failing to copy a particular file when upgrading plugins. * The only difference I noticed is that the problem blog asks for connection information before upgrading whereas the other blog does not. * I was making do with Fantastico to upgrade my WordPress install but I’m now put off doing that after reading a post earlier in this thread. I decided to email my host as I had numerous plugins crying to be upgraded. * Thankfully they were very helpful (unlike my previous host who shrugged off any problem as an issue with the software and not them) So far my plugins are upgrading again. Unfortunately, they didn’t tell me what the problem was or how they fixed it so I’m not really able to help anyone. If you are on shared hosting though, it’s worth getting in touch with them. * [ccherrington](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccherrington/) * (@ccherrington) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119361) * I am having a similar problem trying to get a new theme uploaded. I get this message: * Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file D:\Hosting\4931657\html/ wp-content/gemer.1.0.2.zip because Permission denied in D:\Hosting\4931657\html\ wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 175 * Download failed. Could not create Temporary file * [Lovedoodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovedoodle/) * (@lovedoodle) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119366) * This issue (plugin upgrades) seemed to be fixed, when I upgraded from 2.6.2 to 2.8.4. I assumed it was because of some customizations I forgot about that I made in the core files. Try re-installing wordpress or upgrading. * Thread Starter [David Artiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dartiss/) * (@dartiss) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119371) * No, sorry, still an issue under 2.8.4. I’m still getting this error whenever attempting to automatically update any plugin. * [iphoneism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iphoneism/) * (@iphoneism) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119374) * Never gives any errors for me, but it used to work just fine, but with that last update it always shows this pop-up with the code for the plugin and doesn’t install it? * [whenyou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whenyou/) * (@whenyou) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119375) * OK! I had a similar problem wil All-In-One-SEO (sp) and it took a while for my Host and I to sort it out. The instruction that I (me) was given, to pass to my Host, was as follows: * 1 “This error indicates that your host has enabled the PHP open_base_dir setting on your server. Your host needs to add your WordPress and/or All in One SEO Pack installation folder to the allowed paths for this setting (i.e., add the file path referenced in the error as ‘not within the allowed path’). * The open_base_dir setting is primarily used to prevent php scripts for a particular user from accessing files in another user’s account. So usually, any files in your own account should be readable by your own scripts. For Reference: [http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.safe-mode.php#ini.open-basedir](http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.safe-mode.php#ini.open-basedir) * 2/You’re getting the error because one of the changes in this plugin is to have the SEO class in it’s own file. Including that class isn’t allowed by your paranoid host. You’re going to have this problem with a lot of plugins. * & etc. * We got it sorted but I have not tried any ‘automatic upgrades’ since then. My Host left SEO Upgrade in the installed condition (he also found a syntax error in a folder name, which caused a problem for the Plugin to be able to ‘Activate’. Specifically, a _ instead of a – in the file or folder name of all-in-one-SEO. php [for instance]) * I’m happy with my Host but Plugin Programmers, I think, should be aware of this type shortcoming and rather than advise us to go to THEIR preferred Host, give practical advice and some notice of this particular bug. I looks from this thread that I am not the only one taken by surprise. * [http://www.wenublog.com](http://www.wenublog.com) * [billydec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billydec/) * (@billydec) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119376) * I can’t get the plugins to update automatically either. called my host and they said all the settings look OK but there seems to be a problem with file class- pclzip.php on line 2702 * does that help identify the issue? If so… please help. * [http://tune-in-tokyo.com](http://tune-in-tokyo.com) * [Jehy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jehy/) * (@jehy) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119393) * **ccherrington** and others with “Download failed. Could not create Temporary file” error – try [this](http://jehy.ru/articles/2009/12/29/wordpress-ftp-update-trouble/), worked fine for me. * [riffard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riffard/) * (@riffard) * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119400) * I think you might have to go and change the permission of your database user. You want to select a dba (database administrator). That way, WP will be authorized to create tables, folders on the sorver, etc… * [gadgettraveler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gadgettraveler/) * (@gadgettraveler) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/#post-1119405) * If you are using Windows hosting and on GoDaddy.com check out the solution on this [post](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/310686?replies=3#post-1398400) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Plugin upgrades not working’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/file/) * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/) * 16 replies * 14 participants * Last reply from: [Wayfarer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/udey/) * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrades-not-working/page/2/#post-1119411) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics