Title: WordPress.org or server error
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# WordPress.org or server error

 *  [DeirdreAmy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deirdreamy/)
 * (@deirdreamy)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-or-server-error/)
 * Get this error when trying to install themes, or update etc.
 * Update WordPress
 * Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.
   org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please 
   try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to
   WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.) in C:\xampp\htdocs\
   maxibin\wp-admin\includes\update.php on line 115
    Downloading update from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.1-new-bundled.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.1-new-bundled.zip…)
 * Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\xampp\htdocs\
   maxibin\wp-includes\class-http.php on line 1498

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 *  [Shawn Hooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shooper/)
 * (@shooper)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-or-server-error/#post-5637575)
 * Hi!
 * Were you able to get WordPress upgraded?
 * This error indicates that the upgrade couldn’t reach the WordPress site. On the
   off chance that the site was actually down, try the upgrade again. If that doesn’t
   work, then we can look at other options.
 * **Manual Upgrade**
 * I see you’re running XAMPP, so I’m assuming this is your local development environment
   you’re trying to upgrade. My next step would be to try manually downloading the
   file. If you go to [https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.1-new-bundled.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.1-new-bundled.zip)
   from your browser, are you able to download the file? (It’s about 6.4 MB)
 * If you can’t download the file, then something is blocking you from getting to
   the WordPress download site, and I can’t help you out there.
 * Assuming you can get the file, then do the following:
 * 1. Backup your existing site, and your database.
 * 2. In C:\xampp\htdocs\maxibin\ — delete the existing wp-admin and wp-includes
   folders. Leave wp-content alone, and the files in the root.
 * 3. Copy all the root files, wp-includes and wp-admin from the ZIP into C:\xampp\
   htdocs\maxibin\ — if prompted, overwrite the existing files in the root folder(
   index.php, wp-activate.php, etc.)
 * 4. Copy the new themes from the ZIP file (wp-content/themes) into the C:\xampp\
   htdocs\maxibin\wp-content\themes\
 * Try accessing your site. NOTE: When you first login, you’ll be notified that 
   you need to upgrade the database.
 * Good luck.
 * Shawn
 *  Thread Starter [DeirdreAmy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deirdreamy/)
 * (@deirdreamy)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-or-server-error/#post-5637577)
 * Thank you, yes – I downloaded and installed manually. I need to do the same for
   all themes and plugins it seems. It is my first time using XAMPP or any local
   server.
 *  [Shawn Hooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shooper/)
 * (@shooper)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-or-server-error/#post-5637587)
 * I use XAMPP as well, and can upgrade without a problem. So, let’s try a couple
   of other things.
 * 1. From the command prompt, type:
 * `ping downloads.wordpress.org`
 * If you’re not getting a response from that, it could be a sign that something
   is blocking your connection to the server. Are you running any firewalls locally
   that could be causing the problem?
 * 2. Increase the execution timeout in PHP. In c:\xampp\php\php.ini look for the
   link with _max\_execution\_time_. It should be set to 30 seconds by default. 
   Try increasing this to 600 seconds (10 minutes). (Setting it to 0 means it will
   NEVER timeout).
 * Then restart Apache, and try the upgrade again.
 *  [fawel11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fawel11/)
 * (@fawel11)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-or-server-error/#post-5637633)
 * I found the solution!
    An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with
   WordPress.org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems,
   please try …… =====STEP: You have to follow only one step to be get out of the
   hell. I searched so many but couldn’t find any correct solution. You just need
   to disable firewall from your anti-virus software. Then refresh WP-admin page.
   And now “An unexpected error occurred.” will not be seen anymore. Thanks

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