Title: Upgrading WordPress / images cannot upload
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Upgrading WordPress / images cannot upload

 *  [blackwidowaust](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackwidowaust/)
 * (@blackwidowaust)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-images-cannot-upload-1/)
 * Hi There
 * I’ve got 2 issues that I’m throwing out the universe to see if they can be solved:
 * **1.WORDPRESS UPGRADE WILL NOT WORK**
    I’ve tried to upgrade from 3.4.2 to 3.5.2
   but it will not work. I keep on getting an error message. Is it a matter of changing
   the permissions on my upgrade folder in wp-content, upgrading it then switching
   it back to 755?
 * **2. IMAGES WILL NOT UPLOAD**
    Is this an issue because if haven’t upgraded WP
   or my theme (TryMee 1.2.1)? I can manually override and upload by switching permissions
   to 777 but I don’t want to leave the site vulnerable.
 * My site is: [http://www.stsservices.com.au](http://www.stsservices.com.au)
 * Cheers
    BlackWidowAust

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-images-cannot-upload-1/#post-3913601)
 * >  Is it a matter of changing the permissions on my upgrade folder in wp-content,
   > upgrading it then switching it back to 755?
 * I don’t think that can hurt. Try setting your file and directory permissions 
   like so.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 * > Is this an issue because if haven’t upgraded WP or my theme (TryMee 1.2.1)?
 * If setting file and directory permissions solves it then give that link I posted
   above a look. It sounds like your installation may be a little to restrictive.
 *  Thread Starter [blackwidowaust](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackwidowaust/)
 * (@blackwidowaust)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-images-cannot-upload-1/#post-3913670)
 * Thanks Jan for the quick reply! -I’ll give both replies a shot today.
 * When you say ‘sounds like your installation may be a little to restrictive’ –
   si this a case of also talking to my ISP?
 * Cheers
    BlackWidowAust
 *  Thread Starter [blackwidowaust](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackwidowaust/)
 * (@blackwidowaust)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-images-cannot-upload-1/#post-3913679)
 * Hi Jan
    I’ve just tried to do automatically update WordPress and it isn’t happening.
 * When I click on ‘Update’ button, it does go to the ‘Update WordPress’ screen –
   but it is just blank – no information about how it is progressing.
 * I really think it could be my ISP and their high security settings. I’ve tried
   to do a manual update but that is not happening either. When I use a database
   backup plugin, I keep on getting a message saying that ‘your webhost does not
   allow the sheel command to be executed’ so it looks as if i’ll have to give them
   a call.
 * Cheers
    BlackWidowAust

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 * [images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/images/)
 * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [blackwidowaust](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackwidowaust/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-images-cannot-upload-1/#post-3913679)
 * Status: not resolved

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