Comments on: WP 2.5 and Automatic Plugin Upgrades http://wpmania.com/20080413/33/wp-25-and-automatic-plugin-upgrades/ Crazy About WordPress Wed, 05 May 2010 01:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darryl http://wpmania.com/20080413/33/wp-25-and-automatic-plugin-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Darryl Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:48:04 +0000 http://wpmania.com/?p=33#comment-124 I have no idea why the directories are deleted. I have each installation of WP installed in root, and with the exception of only a few plugins, they have all updated flawlessly. I'm not sure if the error is on the plugin authors part or WP's part. So, like you, I am updating manually. I have no idea why the directories are deleted. I have each installation of WP installed in root, and with the exception of only a few plugins, they have all updated flawlessly.

I’m not sure if the error is on the plugin authors part or WP’s part.

So, like you, I am updating manually.

]]> By: Michael Collins http://wpmania.com/20080413/33/wp-25-and-automatic-plugin-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Michael Collins Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:23:26 +0000 http://wpmania.com/?p=33#comment-121 I've had to completely stop using Automatic Plugin Upgrades on my sites/ blogs as well. Haven't seen what you've seen where the directory is deleted, but I've had more than enough plugins fail and generate spurios PHP errors as a result. I think part of it has to do with the fact that in all my installations, Wordpress is installed in $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wordpress/ and not just the root (htdocs). Symlinking $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wordpress/wp-content to $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wp-content has seemed to help a bit, but things are still very, very, buggy. So for now, it's back to the old tried and true method of sucking down the updates locally, and SFTP'ing them up to my host. At least that way I always have a current backup! ;-) I’ve had to completely stop using Automatic Plugin Upgrades on my sites/ blogs as well.

Haven’t seen what you’ve seen where the directory is deleted, but I’ve had more than enough plugins fail and generate spurios PHP errors as a result.

I think part of it has to do with the fact that in all my installations, Wordpress is installed in $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wordpress/ and not just the root (htdocs).

Symlinking $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wordpress/wp-content to $DOCUMENT_ROOT/wp-content has seemed to help a bit, but things are still very, very, buggy.

So for now, it’s back to the old tried and true method of sucking down the updates locally, and SFTP’ing them up to my host.

At least that way I always have a current backup! ;-)

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