Title: Updating Failed
Last modified: December 25, 2018

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# Updating Failed

 *  [MTUser2012](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtuser2012/)
 * (@mtuser2012)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-failed-9/)
 * FYI, I just set up a new WP site with no plugins, but in a subdirectory that 
   resolves to root.
 * I couldn’t edit the default hello world post, nor could I create a post with 
   the new editor. I always got the error “updating failed.” On googling, I see 
   that this a common error, or I found a lot of threads with the same error. Any
   way like other posters found, switching to the classic editor fixed my problem.
 * This website is hosted in a shared environment, with cPanel.
 * I don’t need support in the sense I used others suggestions to fix my problem.
   But I do want to report that something is seriously wrong with the new editor.

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 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-failed-9/#post-11030658)
 * What is in your .htaccess file?
 * After you take a look at it, visit the Settings->Permalink page, and let it update
   your .htaccess file.
 * Compare the before and after.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-failed-9/#post-11030658)
 * Status: not a support question

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