Title: Automatic update issue
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Automatic update issue

 *  [VBA1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vba1/)
 * (@vba1)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-issue/)
 * I would like to use the automatic update feature for WordPress. I am currently
   running 3.1.2, which I updated manually a few weeks ago from 2.86. I was hoping
   to not have to update manually each and every time, but I’m still running into
   the same problem. I’ve researched this issue and have not come up with a solution
   that has worked for me. The error message I receive is:
 * Unable to locate WordPress root directory
 * The url for the site is [http://factorintalent.com/pragmaticleaderblog](http://factorintalent.com/pragmaticleaderblog)
 * I’ve read solutions that involve insuring using the correct User Name and Password
   on the Connection Information Screen. I am using the same User Name and Password
   successfully in FileZilla. So what’s up?
 * VBA1

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-issue/#post-2117711)
 * Generally that’s a ‘something is set up differently on your server’ issue.
 * From [this older post](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-locate-wordpress-plugin-directory-1?replies=12#post-1141180)
   can you try putting this code in your wp-config.php?
 *     ```
       if(is_admin()) {
       	add_filter('filesystem_method', create_function('$a', 'return "direct";' ));
       	define( 'FS_CHMOD_DIR', 0751 );
       }
       ```
   
 * Put it ABOVE the ‘stop editing here’ line.
 *  Thread Starter [VBA1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vba1/)
 * (@vba1)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-issue/#post-2117815)
 * Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately that did not help me.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-issue/#post-2117851)
 * Check both of these. You may also need to edit your folder permissions.
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrade-failing-cannot-remove-old-plugin](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrade-failing-cannot-remove-old-plugin)
   
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-plugin-upgrade-not-working-ftp-problems/page/2](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-plugin-upgrade-not-working-ftp-problems/page/2)

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-update-issue/#post-2117851)
 * Status: not resolved

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