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How to Fix “Update failed / Download failed. Could not open handle for fopen()” in WordPress?

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Hi Guys, Today I am Going to Show You How to Fix “Update failed / Download failed. Could not open handle for fopen()” in WordPress?

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Method 1: Changing the Folder / File Permissions 

Step 1: First of all, Goto your Website Hosting Site. Log into your Account and Open the C-Panel and Access the File Manager.

(or)

Step 1: You can also use FTP to Access the WordPress Files by using your FTP credentials.

Step 2: Now Open the Public_Html Folder and Now Right Click on the wp-content,wp-includes Folders and Select the Permissions Options.

Step 3: Now You Need to Change the Permission to 755. (drwxr-xr-x)

Important Things to Know !

drwxr-xr-x (755)

d- Directory, r-Read, w-Write, x-Execute

-rwxr-xr-x (755) — The user can read, write and execute permissions; the group and others can only read and execute.

-rw-r–r– (644) — Only the user has read and write permissions all others and the group can read only.

 

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Step 4: Now Change the Permission Value for the rest of the files other than the Folders to 644. ( drw-r–r– )

Step 5: Go to WordPress Plugins, Now You can Install the Plugins or Update the Plugins.

Still, the Problem Appears then Change the Permissions of the Wp-Content and Wp- Includes to 777. Then Try to Install/Update the Themes or Plugins.

 

Method 2: Add a Code to your wp-config.php

Step 1: Goto your Website Hosting Site, log in to your Account Open the C-Panel, and Access the File Manager.

(or)

Step 1: You can also use FTP to Access the WordPress Files by using your FTP credentials.

Step 2: Now Open the Public_Html Folder and Now Look for the wp-config.php file and Right Click on it and Select Edit Option to Edit the wp-config.php file.

Step 3: Now Paste the Following Code into your wp-config.php file.

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

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Step 4: After Copy Pasting the Code You need to Save the File and Refresh the website.

Method 3: Update Your WordPress Site’s Permalinks.

Step 1: Login into your WordPress Account and Navigate to Settings and Select Permalinks Option.

Step 2: Now Select the Other Options and Click Save and then again Select the original option that you used previously and Click the Save Changes button.

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Method 4: Delete & Re-Install WordPress Manually

Step 1: Go to your WordPress.org and Download the Latest Update.

https://wordpress.org/download

Step 2: After Downloading the Zip File You Need to Extract the WordPress.zip File.

Step 3: Goto your Website Hosting Site, log in to your Account Open the C-Panel, and Access the File Manager.

(or)

Step 1: You can also use FTP to Access the WordPress Files by using your FTP credentials.

Step 4: Now Open the Public_Html Folder and Now Delete all the Files and Folders Except the wp-content Folder and wp-config.php File.

Step 5: Now Upload all the Files & Folders Except the wp-content Folder and
wp-config.php File from the Newly Extracted Folder.

Step 6: Now You Need to Refresh Your Site and Check whether the WordPress is Working Properly or Not.

 

Method 5: Create a New .htaccess File Using Default code

Step 1: Go to your Hosting Website and Open the File Manager Via FTP or CPanel.

Step 2: On File Manager, You need to open the Public_Html Folder and Delete the .htaccess File from your Directory.

*Important Note – Backup .htaccess Before deleting it from your directory.

 

Step 3:  On Your PC, Open Notepad & Copy and Paste this Code and Save it as .htaccess.

# BEGIN WordPress 
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase / 
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d 
RewriteRule . /index.php [L] 

# END WordPress

 

You can Read More About the htaccess via the below-given link

https://wordpress.org/support/article/htaccess/

 

Step 4: Now You need to Upload this Newly Saved .htaccess file using FTP or C-Panel.

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Step 5: Just Rename the Newly Saved .htaccess.txt file to .htaccess (Just Remove the .txt)

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