Title: WordPress update failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress update failed

 *  [JillW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jillw/)
 * (@jillw)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failed-3/)
 * Trying to install 3.9.1 to replace 3.5.2 and this error occurred currently using
   iRIbbon theme
 * Warning: copy(/homepages/38/d474767060/htdocs/clickandbuilds/WordPress/Thefoodyman/
   wp-admin/includes/update-core.php) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission
   denied in /homepages/38/d474767060/htdocs/clickandbuilds/WordPress/Thefoodyman/
   wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php on line 200
 * any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated

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 *  [Michael Tieso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vskylabv/)
 * (@vskylabv)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failed-3/#post-5084725)
 * It relates to permissions on your host. You’ll want to [follow these guidelines here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
   on changing file permissions.

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 * [update problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/update-problem/)

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 * Last reply from: [Michael Tieso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vskylabv/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failed-3/#post-5084725)
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