Fix WordPress update error

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we get a lot of questions about  WordPress update errors. You try to update the WordPress CMS, but you will get an error that this failed. This can also occur when updating WordPress plugins and WordPress themes. If the WordPress update fails, that's no reason for panic. In this article, I'm going into some solutions for a failed WordPress update!

Automatic update

Since WordPress 3.7, WordPress itself can update to newer versions. If you do not want this, you can disable automatic updates. However, automatic updates are useful because small updates can often be implemented without problems and this often does not happen. So take a good look at the automatic updates: why would you turn it off? Make sure you make WordPress backups and let WordPress perform small updates automatically so you do not have to do it anymore.

WordPress update error

The error you can get is probably (about) looked like. The error message: " Destination directory for file streaming does not exist or is not writable " already gives you a lot of information: the file or folder does not exist. You may also have a variation of this error: it is often solved with one solution. This WordPress update error solution will hopefully help you!

"Unwritable" update error fix

To correct the error and update WordPress to the latest version, you must make a change to the  wp-config.php  file. Many people think of seeing this error message that it is hosting, but this is often not the case.

Make sure you back up your website before continuing!

Open your wp-config.php file and search for the next piece of code.

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* @package WordPress */   // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define('DB_NAME', 'wpdbname');

We are going to tell WordPress where the wp content folder is located. We do this with the following code. 

1	define('WP_TEMP_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content/');

Place this line under WordPress  / * and above  // ** MySQL settings . The result is the following.

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* @package WordPress */   define('WP_TEMP_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content/');   // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define('DB_NAME', 'wpdbname');

Save the file and upload it to your website, for example, via FTP .

WordPress update still fails

Is not the WordPress update still successful? Then it's something else. It may be that your WordPress plugins conflict with updating. Therefore, disable all plugins on your website (also via FTP) and try updating WordPress again. Also, try updating WordPress via your website's FTP: let wp config.php and wp content, replace the rest with the latest WordPress. Be sure to make a backup of the old files first, if you're wrong, you're definitely backed up.

If the WordPress update still fails, I recommend contacting your hosting party. If it is not plugins and manual update of WordPress does not work, it may be hosting your website.