Title: Automatic Update Failed
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Automatic Update Failed

 *  [sandymorgan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandymorgan/)
 * (@sandymorgan)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/)
 * What do I do when my automatic update failed? I followed the step-by step licking
   process. A message appeared that some things weren’t copied….am afraid to check
   to see if my blog is still intact!
 * Sandy
    [http://crashingthrubarriers.com](http://crashingthrubarriers.com)

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 *  Thread Starter [sandymorgan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandymorgan/)
 * (@sandymorgan)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-822526)
 * It’s me again,
 * I just went to my blog and this all I see:
 * Warning: main(/home/crashing/public_html/wp-load.php) [function.main]: failed
   to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/crashing/public_html/wp-blog-
   header.php on line 12
 * Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/crashing/
   public_html/wp-load.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in/
   home/crashing/public_html/wp-blog-header.php on line 12
 * Please help~!
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-822530)
 * Upgrade manually. It’s easy.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [sandymorgan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandymorgan/)
 * (@sandymorgan)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-822536)
 * 1. I’m not knowledgeable in this area, even to follow the instruction.
    2. My
   blog doesn’t end in /wordpress
 * How do I restore my blog?
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-822542)
 * > _How do I restore my blog?_
 * If those instructions are too complex for you, then you don’t. It does not get
   any simpler than that.
 * Instead, I’d suggest that you find somebody who can do it for you. There’s several
   [good resources](http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_Lists#Professional) available
   for you to request paid assistance, or perhaps you have a friend who can help
   you out.
 * I would also suggest that maybe running your own website is outside your skill
   set, and that you should consider using a service like [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com)
   or [Blogger](http://blogger.com) instead, where you can write your blog without
   having to also manage a website.
 *  Thread Starter [sandymorgan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandymorgan/)
 * (@sandymorgan)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-822550)
 * That’s exactly what I do have,thank you! My friend is gone, and automatic supposedly
   are automatic……
 *  [mindflow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindflow/)
 * (@mindflow)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-823004)
 * Note to QuadraHosting users:
 * QuadraHosting Support Ticket Response
 * > Hi Chris,
   > This is not supported on the shared servers. This is too much of a security
   > risk.
   > Brenton Cassells
   >  Quadra Hosting [http://www.quadrahosting.com.au](http://www.quadrahosting.com.au)
 *  [djmasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djmasa/)
 * (@djmasa)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-823005)
 * I also have the same problem, but it’s mostly because my site is secure. The 
   WordPress says it’s trying to copy a full path of a file, but the full path of
   the file is not correct for FTP because the user’s FTP account is chrooted to
   their home directory.
 * so:
 * /usr/home/joe/html/wp-content/uploads/
 * is actually:
 * /html/wp-content/uploads/
 * I need to tell WordPress how to get around that with the automatic installer,
   or there should be some toggle for sites that are chrooted, because at this point,
   I have to upgrade everything by hand, and that’s a pain. I’d like to be able 
   to have the user do it themselves through the automatic update.
 * this happens on core updates, as well as plugin updates.

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 * Last reply from: [djmasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djmasa/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-failed/#post-823005)
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