Title: Update WordPress
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Update WordPress

 *  [akath20developer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akath20developer/)
 * (@akath20developer)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-9/)
 * I see there is a 4.4 update available and when I go to update it asks for the
   private and public key. Why does it need this if I give it the root password?
   And where do I find this? I have my computer’s public and private key, does the
   server have that? And if so, why would the server needs it’s own credentials?

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 *  [Radices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/radices/)
 * (@radices)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-9/#post-6869137)
 * How are you trying to do the update? Keys are used for SSH and SFTP. I have heard
   there are some issues with the update asking for FTP credentials.
 *  Thread Starter [akath20developer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akath20developer/)
 * (@akath20developer)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-9/#post-6869156)
 * Just the basic “click here to update” and I understand the concept somewhat behind
   the keys and SSH but why does the server need the SSH keys to itself? Does it
   download the files remotely hence it needs access to itself remotely?
 * And so is it the keys to the server itself? (Compared to my computers keys?)
 *  [Radices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/radices/)
 * (@radices)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-9/#post-6869165)
 * WordPress update does not have the proper permissions on the server. Check out
   this link.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Radices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/radices/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-9/#post-6869165)
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