Title: Automatic upgrade bug?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Automatic upgrade bug?

 *  [valuxes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuxes/)
 * (@valuxes)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-upgrade-bug/)
 * – Saw the message: “WordPress 2.7.1 is available! Please update now.”
    – Clicked
   on link – I decided that I needed to do a backup first and not to proceed for
   now with the upgrade, so clicked back to site –> empty screen!!! – Went into /
   wp-admin, checked Plugins –> none!! (should be 4)
 * – Panic, breathe deeply and slowly
 * – Proceed with automatic upgrade –> lots of “permission denied” errors
    – CHMOD
   WP-CONTENT to 777 – Proceed with automatic upgrade –> runs “forever”
 * – Got tired of waiting, check Plugins –> all back, but deactivated
    – Reactivate
   Plugins, CHMOD WP-CONTENT back to 755, verify site –> seems OK.
 * Questions:
    1. Is the automatic upgrade messing with the permission??? 2. What
   are the recommended file permissions for the various folders and files in WP?
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [valuxes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valuxes/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-upgrade-bug/)
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