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Wordpress automatic upgrade timeout

20 April 2009 265 views 5 Comments
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Are you plagued by horrible internet connectivity, and do you keep getting errors like this one, when you try to upgrade your Wordpress blog?

Wordpress upgrade timeout

I kept getting the same error over and over again, and decided there’s a better way of overcoming this problem. Thanks to Nazham, he had some pointers on his blog to share on how you can edit the file (/wp-admin/includes/file.php) and modify this line:

$response = wp_remote_get($url, array(’timeout’ => 30));

to increase the timeout to something longer like 120.

Wordpress upgrade time out

However, this method apparently is overwritten when you upgrade your Wordpress installation in the future. Felix Ker has a plugin that permanently fixes this problem, perhaps you could try it out instead.

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  • blacks said:

    Thanks Alex for dropping by at my blog…pergh…im really supprise getting a visitor and comment from great photographer like u…really boosting up my metabolism…ha..ha..ha..thanks bro for the comment and i hope u will come again and critic more on my works…if im not mistaken you were in KL with Amru right during Louis Pang visit to KL on WPPI 2010 seminar right?hope i were there…(currently its still on my dream list…hik..hik..)

    # 27 May 2009 at 4:26 pm
  • Chong said:

    Thanks for this guide! At last, I can use Wordpress Auto Upgrade.

    # 7 June 2009 at 6:15 pm
  • Flow Interactive said:

    Mate you are a legend thanks for the tip worked perfectly!

    # 23 June 2009 at 8:14 pm
  • The Backpackr (author) said:

    I’m glad I could be of some assistance! Their default timeout assumes everyone has a blazing fast connection, and lives in the US!

    # 24 June 2009 at 1:18 am
  • Joe Pea said:

    Would be cool if this was included as an option in Wordpress’s Admin settings along with a few other settings instead of manually locating the file!

    # 24 June 2009 at 4:33 am

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