Title: 2.7 beta – FTP/Coreupdate/Addons problem Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # 2.7 beta – FTP/Coreupdate/Addons problem * [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/) * Installing Plugin: Simple Link 0.0.6 Unable to locate WordPress Plugin directory. * Installation Failed * This happens when i try to use the autoinstall addons or Coreupdate feature, Tryed with the main ftp account even a account, that are directly hokked to the dir of my installation. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898120) * Using WordPress 2.7-beta2-9582 didn’t have any problem installing that plugin. * Shared hosting host A Small Orange Apache version 1.3.41 (Unix) PHP version 5.2.6 MySQL version 4.1.22-standard Architecture i686 Operating system Linux Installation in sub-directory of public_html * Thread Starter [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898205) * Okay here we go ill pop a little more information then 🙂 * Shared host Servage.net [http://soeren.eskildsens.com/beta/phpInfo.php](http://soeren.eskildsens.com/beta/phpInfo.php)— Full php Configuration * MySQL 5.x * Thread Starter [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898206) * Tryed with WordPress 2.7-beta2-9582 now same result * Thread Starter [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898207) * Downloading plugin package from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-link.0.0.6.zip](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-link.0.0.6.zip) * Unpacking the plugin package * Could not copy file: /wp-content/upgrade/simple-link.0.0.6/simple-link/.project * Installation Failed ———————– Suddenly i got that one but empty dir more og less * Then i got this one again * Installing Plugin: UMapper 2.2.0 Unable to locate WordPress Plugin directory. * Installation Failed * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898225) * Any chance there’s an ownership or permission problem with the folder holding your plugins? * Typically plugins are in wp-content/plugins, but do you have plugins installed in a different folder than that? * [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/) * (@sushubh) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898244) * same problem here. installing new and updating older plugins was fine. it worked till some days ago. the recently nightlies just do not let me install or update plugins any more. i can still updare wp-core from the backend. * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898327) * Just connecting some dots…related topic: * [http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-testers/2008-November/009930.html](http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-testers/2008-November/009930.html) * Thread Starter [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898338) * Problem is still there made sure all files are owned by me and everyfolder that shut be writebel is it * Ill be updating to the latest build manualy to se if that makes any changes or what so ever * i can confirm that i can use the updater as well core update * Thread Starter [benzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzon/) * (@benzon) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898339) * problem persists in 2.7-beta2-9621 * Ill try and install it to a root dir and se how that works out if that will make any changes or what so ever * No changes * [estjohn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estjohn/) * (@estjohn) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898344) * I just tried to install Draw Comments (Install) after reading this post. I tried on 5 different sites using 2.7-beta2-9638 and all 5 failed for this and 2 other plugin install attempts. All permissions are set correctly on the directories– I even tried as 777 all 5 sites * Here is an example of the error message I got * Downloading plugin package from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-cache-inspect.zip](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-cache-inspect.zip) * Unpacking the plugin package Installing the plugin Could not create directory Installation Failed Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘2.7 beta – FTP/Coreupdate/Addons problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [addons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/addons/) * [ftp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ftp/) * In: [Alpha/Beta/RC](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta/) * 10 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [estjohn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estjohn/) * Last activity: [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftpcoreupdateaddons-problem/#post-898344) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics