Title: Plugin upgrade problems
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin upgrade problems

 *  [jcosier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcosier/)
 * (@jcosier)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrade-problems/)
 * I have a problem with upgrading plugins… Does not matter which plugin upgrade
   it is I get a similar error for any plugin I try to upgrade…
 * Downloading install package from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.5.2.zip…](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.5.2.zip…)
   
   Unpacking the package… Installing the plugin… Could not create directory. D:/
   Hosting/5939803/html/wp-content/plugins/akismet/ Plugin install failed.
 * I install the plugin I have to login to my hosting server and delete the directory,
   the install the latest version, it seems that none of the upgrades can create
   the file in the new directory doing an upgrade, but after the directory is deleted
   I can install the newer version… using the same login to wordpress…. At first
   thought it might be a permissions error, but why would it let me install new 
   but not upgrade?
 * Thanks

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrade-problems/#post-1865821)
 * This is usually a server configuration issue, based on the way your webhost has
   permissions set on the server. Submit a ticket to your webhost’s support dept
   explaining what is happening and that you want to be able to upgrade your plugins
   from within WordPress.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-upgrade-problems/#post-1865821)
 * Status: not resolved

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