sitesure

Removing the -a fixed it, thanks!

Update, I’m unable to run Customize on a Theme, the header for the menu on the left loads (You are customizing …), but the page just spins and spins, never loading.

Again, this was working before 4.4.

@justin Greet

Meant to mention I don’t have https available on this server yet.

Enabled WP_DEBUG, no new errors reported, same directory error when attempting to update a plugin.

@justin Greer

cPanel Version 11.52.1 (build 3)
Apache Version 2.2.26
PHP Version 5.3.28
MySQL Version 5.1.73-cll
Architecture i686
Operating System linux
Perl Version 5.8.8
Kernel Version 2.6.18-402.el5

Remember this all worked before the 4.4 upgrade. Nothing else on the system changed.

None or the plugins nor Themese will update, either singly or together.

I haven’t set WP_DEBUG yet… I’ll have to review the repercussions of that setting on a live site.

Thanks again,
Bil

When I rename the directory before entering the FTP password in the console, I get different errors, WP doesn’t even get to the point of trying to create a directory:

[Wed Dec 09 13:47:06 2015] [error] [client 65.204.185.250] PHP Warning:  fclose() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in /home/catrina/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4464, referer: https://catrinacosta.com/wp-admin/update.php?action=update-selected&plugins=goodbye-captcha%2Fgoodbye-captcha.php&_wpnonce=9444f6dda3
[Wed Dec 09 13:47:06 2015] [error] [client 65.204.185.250] PHP Warning:  fread() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in /home/catrina/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4461, referer: https://catrinacosta.com/wp-admin/update.php?action=update-selected&plugins=goodbye-captcha%2Fgoodbye-captcha.php&_wpnonce=9444f6dda3
[Wed Dec 09 13:47:06 2015] [error] [client 65.204.185.250] PHP Warning:  fopen(/home/catrina/public_html/wp-content/plugins/goodbye-captcha/goodbye-captcha.php) [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/catrina/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4458

As expected, since WP expects the plugin to exist.

(BTW, this site is NSFW, feel free to visit, just wanted anyone to be aware)

I just tried renaming the folder for the plugin, at the same stage Justin mentioned, and while it appears to succeed, the upgrade failed because WP notices the original plugin no longer exists.

Also, it isn’t just a file already exits error, or installs would succeed.

The only errors in the log are from the last experiment, renaming the directory prior to the install. There are no errors recorded from just installing or updating.

Bill

No, none of my plugins should have modified permissions. The closest thing to a security plugin would be that I have Jetpack’s Protect enabled (remember though, I did try with all plugins, including Jetpack, disabled).

While I did install a couple of (non-activated themes) via direct FTP, I’m using Dashboard Update to (attempt to) update Plugins and Themes, and the Add New links in WP to try and install.