Title: Automatic Update doesn't work
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Automatic Update doesn't work

 *  [pg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dethredic/)
 * (@dethredic)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/)
 * I click update automatically but it just says downloading….. and nothing else
   happens. My hosting uses PHP version 5.2.13

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 *  [freezia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freezia/)
 * (@freezia)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112270)
 * Do one these steps:
    Turn off every plugin you are using. Use default theme only
   while updating. Then update the WP. Once Updated turn on every thing you turned
   off.
 * If still not able to update then read below lines:
    This issues is caused by 
   various reasons One of them is:
 * Your hosting configuration. If they had limit the execution time of scripts (
   Lets say 30 ) then server simply stop executing request after 30 seconds.Change
   execution time to 60 and try again.[Don’t cross the limits you will get 500]
 * Hope this helps..
 *  [Alok Tiwari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralokkp/)
 * (@mralokkp)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112275)
 * freezia! Thanks for saving my time 🙂
    Dethredic ! Check compatibility also When
   you revert back old themes/plugins.
 *  [freezia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freezia/)
 * (@freezia)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112308)
 * [@alok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alok/) Tiwari No Problem man just
   love helping out. I’m just waiting for someone to answer my question LOL and 
   ues Dethredic As Alok said don’t forget to check compatibility when you revery
   back to old theme/plugin.
 *  [dr730](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dr730/)
 * (@dr730)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112316)
 * I couldn’t get mine to update either. This is what it says:
 * Could not create directory.: /public_html
 * Installation Failed
 * Any advice?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112322)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/30-upgrade-bug-ftps](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/30-upgrade-bug-ftps)
 *  [dr730](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dr730/)
 * (@dr730)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112333)
 * Is there a specific post on that thread that offers the correct solution? I briefly
   looked through the 4 pages and saw no definitive solution except for the very
   last post but he hosts his own site.
 *  [freezia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freezia/)
 * (@freezia)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112423)
 * I read it and on the 3rd post on that topic managed to find this try it
 * > Ok. Deleting my upgrade directory in wp-content and then recreating it, chmod
   > to 777 seemed to fix the problem. Sometimes I have to do that… not sure why.
 * Tell me how it goes all you have to do is delete your upgrade directory in the
   wp-content folder and then re-upload it and chmod it to 77 and it should work
   🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [freezia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freezia/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-doesnt-work-1/#post-2112423)
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