update install failed

It could be a server config issue. Have you tried running a manual upgrade?

not yet, i was about to.
it seems like something in general is messed up. yesterday, i tried to install a theme using the dashboard and it failed, so I just manually put it on the server and now the permissions are all messed up (even though i have rwx setup in such a way it should work (chmod 666 for isntance).

I’ll try the manual install and see what happens. maybe it will clear up everything.

I did a manual upgrade but now when I am in the dashboard and click on appearance/editor, I get this message
Sorry, can’t edit files with “..” in the name. If you are trying to edit a file in your WordPress home directory, you can just type the name of the file in.

before, it would take me a list of all the files (index.php, configs, headers etc).

I tried a different theme and deactivating all plugins like suggested here https://quirm.net/2009/09/04/basic-wordpress-troubleshooting/
but i still can’t get to the editor.

Sounds like a theme problem. Try switching to the default theme to confirm this.

I tried the default theme and I still get the same message.

Where exactly is the site hosted? And what urls have you entered in Admin/Settings/General?

rubyfruitradio.com is the site.
the url for all the wordpress stuff is https://www.rubyfruitradio.com/wordpress

I’ve had wordpress installed for at least 3 years, maybe 4 and have never had a problem. It was not until I went in and tried to edit under appearance that things broke and then after the update, things really broke.
I have tried to get to editor via the default theme and I get the same sorry message.

If you’re using WP to run the site under the main domain (as opposed to the wordpress sub-folder), you should review Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory. I’ve got a feeling that you’ve pulled this off in a non-standard way that’s now biting back.

I looked at that and it’s how I have it setup…
https://rubyfruitradio.com/wordpress/wp-admin/ is where I go to login. I double checked all of that stuff and it matches up with this link.

WP has been installed for 3 years and worked fine until I installed a new theme manually in the folder and then manually installed the update.

A theme problem has been ruled out as using the default theme doesn’t help. A manual upgrade shouldn’t cause this problem either. Have you tried deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

I tried deactivating the plugins very early in the process and that didn’t solve the problem.