Worpdress Upgrade/Installation failed while trying to upgrade this site to WordPress 3.3.1

Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.3.1-no-content.zip…

Unpacking the update…

Verifying the unpacked files…

Installing the latest version…

Could not copy file.: /public_html/index.php

Installation Failed

Folder/File Permissions

Typical wordpress upgrade failure from within wordpress Automatic updates are related to file/folder permissions.

Reference Article – Changing File Permissions in WordPress

Problem

wp-content folder owner was set to nobody

wp-content/upload owner was set to the FTP User.

I believe all the folder and files needs to have same ownership.

Fatal Error Message while trying to delete WordPress Stats Plugin (after WordPress Jetpack is installed and Activated)

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare stats_get_options() (previously declared in /home/username/public_html/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/stats.php:110) in /home/username/public_html/wp-content/plugins/stats/stats.php on line #

Solution

• Deactivate Jetpack Plugin
• Delete WordPress Stats Plugin
• Re-Activate Jetpack
• Connect Jetpack to WordPress.com

While trying to upgrade wordpress to 3.3.1 I got the following  Fatal Error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_rtl() in /home/username/public_html/wp-includes/general-template.php on line

While trying to visit dashboard (after the upgrade or trying to configure other plugins, above Fatal Error was displayed.

Fix – Popup Domination Plugin

If you have Popup Domination Plugin installed, then you are more likely to see the above  Fatal Error.

• FTP to your plugins folder
• Rename Popup Domination Plugin Folder Name
• Example popup-domination to popup-domination-deactivated
• Try visiting wordpress dashboard
• Everything should work as expected.

Its been 4 weeks since all the sites were migrated to to HY-2 VPS package with KnownHost. VPS.NET was really pissed me off,  after experiencing downtime, poor customer support.

I have been observing the RAM usage between two hosting providers and I was surprised to see the huge difference.

• VPS.net – Average RAM – 3 GB
• VPS.net – Average RAM after migration 2 GB
• KnownHost – Average RAM 450MB (4 weeks)

I’m trying to figure out, why there is 2.5GB difference in RAM usage for the same number of sites.

VPS.NET Issues

I decided to sing-up with VPS after seeing the “famous Yoast’ setup.

I was quick to realize, VPS.Net doesn’t care about their customers. Their management was communicating at one level, where as support staff were communicating at another level.

SAN-Atlanta was down for over 36 hours during first week of September. When asked when sites will be backup

Your VPS is in queue to be rebooted and will be online ASAP.

If you are having a planned downtime, then you better know how long it takes to bring things backup and running. Plus, inform customers few days ahead of the planned downtime.

Known Host

Man O Man. Best customer service I have seen with hosting provider so far (Dreamhost, VPS and Knownhost).

When I submit a ticket, they respond within 15 minutes. On top of that, they explain how the issue was fixed, commands run to fix it (sometimes with screenshot).

I might downgrade Hybrid Hosting plan to HY1. If RAM usage is just 450 Mb, why pat for HY2?

With my experience so far, I strongly recommend Known Host. (affiliate link)

I started to notice Google Adsense page getting auto refreshed.

I have seen it 3 times in last 10 hours. First 2 times, I thought I must gave hit the refresh button. But, third time around, I saw the page was getting refreshed.

I have to figure out what is the time interval for auto refresh.

Find the config.inc.php file located in the phpmyadmin directory.

In my case it is located here:

• C:\xampp\phpmyadmin\config.inc.php

Find the line with $cfg['UploadDir'] on it and update it to:

• $cfg['UploadDir'] = ‘upload’;

If above line doesn’t exist, then copy it from config.sample.inc.php

Create a directory called ‘upload’ within the phpmyadmin directory.

• C:\xampp\apps\phpmyadmin\upload\

Then place the move the sql files into upload folder.

Now when you go to phpmyadmin import page you will see  a drop down with list of .sql files.

You can now select this and begin the import.

I’m using xampp for Windows 7.

I moved all the sites including this one to VPS.Net to get that famous Yoast Setup (Litespeed with APC).

Page loading speed definitely improved. I was aware that VPS.Net was un-managed hosting  and they offered to migrate all the sites from Dreamhost.

I have been with VPS.Net for about 4 months, but not without issues.

• Auto Scaling Reboot
• Invoice Error
• Poor Communication and Customer service with extended downtime’s

There is really no point in bashing VPS.net. Let me share my experience with Known Host for last 10 days.

Known Host Hybrid VPS

After experiencing lengthy downtime followed, I started looking for Managed Dedicated Servers with following requirements

• 4 GB of RAM
• Good support
• Budget was less than $200.

Finding dedicated servers was a challenge and I narrowed down to Servint and KnownHost.

One of the main reason to look for 4 GB machines was VPS RAM usgae (which was about 3 GB of RAM).

There were pros and cons with Dedicated Servers offered by both hosting providers.

After exchanging few email with ServInt, I realized, virtual layer will be added to dedicated machines. I wasn’t interested in having a dedicated box with virtual layer.

Then I read the reviews about Awesome Customer support with Knownhost and highest Uptime for their VPS machines. So, I settled down with Hybrid 2 VPS option in Known Host.

Now, I have been with KH for 10 days, I can give 5 star rating for their customer support.

KnownHost – Customer Support

When support folks reply to the tickets, they provided detailed explanations on  how problem was fixed and commands used to fix them. This helps in the learning process about managing a web server.

Now, I have hosted sites with 3 different hosting providers (Dreamhost, VPS.Net and KH). Customer support with KH is the best among them.

Also, I have realized that true face of hosting providers will be visible only when hosting box fails or when other data center bring down the site. If they can handle the downtime with proper communication, then they have a long term customer.

Monthly hosting expense for KnownHost HY2 comes to around $145 (with 15% discount for life)

Disclaimer – Links to Known Host is affiliate Link. If you sing-up for account with VPS through the link in this page, I will get small  affiliate fee.

I have been using  CloudFlare to protect one of my WordPress blog.

Recently I moved to new VPS hosting provider. To make the migration smooth, I disabled ClourFlare for few days.

Only after disabling the clouflare I realized how many hackers are trying to break into root account.

Time:     Mon Sep 12 22:54:27 2011 -0400
IP:       122.139.5.194 (CN/China/-)
Failures: 10 (ftpd)
Interval: 300 seconds
Blocked:  Permanent Block

Time:    Mon Sep 12 13:14:34 2011 -0400
IP:      216.52.192.58 (US/United States/-)
Hits:    11
Blocked: Temporary Block

Time:     Mon Sep 12 22:54:27 2011 -0400
IP:       122.139.5.194 (CN/China/-)
Failures: 10 (ftpd)
Interval: 300 seconds
Blocked:  Permanent Block

ClourFlare and DNS Entries

After updating the Name Servers, I went to edit the DNS Entries at ClourFlare.

I made a note of the DNS Zone entries from cpanel, opened DNS Settings at CloudFlare to update them.

I was suprized to see eventhough ClouFlare was deactivated, it was smart to detect the new DNS  entries. When I started typing the new IP, dropdown menu displayed new DNS entries – Awesome.

Since July 2007, I have published over 1800 Blog Posts ( atleast 1 post per day is my target)

Recently, I’m making sure all the blog post will make readers Take Action or Do Something.

I try to come up with an action and request readers to do that after reading the post. Something like

• Read this related post
• Buy this book
• Write your comments or feedback

Result

• Increased Page Views
• More Book Sales
• More comments per post

Does your blog post request readers to take action and can you list examples of few such actions?

Worpdress Error - Is its parent directory writable by the server?  while trying to upload images in wordpress

Solution

Wordpress image upload failed

Check under Settings > Media for correct Store Uploads in the folder path.

It should look like wp-contents/uploads (not /wp-contents/uploads)

I had the same error while trying the upload the above image after moving to VPS.net cloud hosting.

If above solution fails, check the folder permission for uploads folder. It should be 775 or 777 (not safe)

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