Title: Upgrade Issues
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upgrade Issues

 *  [gslinger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gslinger1/)
 * (@gslinger1)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-issues-4/)
 * I have been trying to resolve my issue upgrading and installing themes, plugins
   ect. The error message I get is,
 * > **Unable to locate WordPress Content directory (wp-content).**
 * Now I have WordPress 2.8.2. I am installed in the base directory of my host. 
   I am told that WordPress Assumes that your directory struction is /wordpress/
   wp-content/plugins/, however mine is not. My directory structure is /wp-content/
   plugins/. My question is this. Where do I change this directory assumption?
 * If that isn’t the issue, then please someone direct me in the right direction
   to resolve my issue!

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-issues-4/#post-1155332)
 * > I am told that WordPress Assumes that your directory struction is /wordpress/
   > wp-content/plugins/
 * no wordpress assumes relative paths from the url’s in your Settings – so if set
   up in root, wordpress would assume thattry chmod 777 on /wp-content and folders
   under it
    do an upgrade or install a plugin if that works, change chmod back 
   to 755 and test
 *  Thread Starter [gslinger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gslinger1/)
 * (@gslinger1)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-issues-4/#post-1155475)
 * ok lil more dynamic this time. 1st. my doc directory is htdocs ok, wordpress 
   is set in that directory. my new error message is
 * > Unable to locate WordPress directory.
 * Now Htdocs is chmoded to 777, WP-Contents is chmoded to 777. Any Suggestions 
   welcome.
 * Thanks

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [gslinger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gslinger1/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrade-issues-4/#post-1155475)
 * Status: not resolved

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