www.ads-software.com or server error

Hi!

Were you able to get WordPress upgraded?

This error indicates that the upgrade couldn’t reach the WordPress site. On the off chance that the site was actually down, try the upgrade again. If that doesn’t work, then we can look at other options.

Manual Upgrade

I see you’re running XAMPP, so I’m assuming this is your local development environment you’re trying to upgrade. My next step would be to try manually downloading the file. If you go to https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/release/wordpress-4.1-new-bundled.zip from your browser, are you able to download the file? (It’s about 6.4 MB)

If you can’t download the file, then something is blocking you from getting to the WordPress download site, and I can’t help you out there.

Assuming you can get the file, then do the following:

1. Backup your existing site, and your database.

2. In C:\xampp\htdocs\maxibin\ — delete the existing wp-admin and wp-includes folders. Leave wp-content alone, and the files in the root.

3. Copy all the root files, wp-includes and wp-admin from the ZIP into C:\xampp\htdocs\maxibin\ — if prompted, overwrite the existing files in the root folder (index.php, wp-activate.php, etc.)

4. Copy the new themes from the ZIP file (wp-content/themes) into the C:\xampp\htdocs\maxibin\wp-content\themes\

Try accessing your site. NOTE: When you first login, you’ll be notified that you need to upgrade the database.

Good luck.

Shawn

Thank you, yes – I downloaded and installed manually. I need to do the same for all themes and plugins it seems. It is my first time using XAMPP or any local server.

I use XAMPP as well, and can upgrade without a problem. So, let’s try a couple of other things.

1. From the command prompt, type:

ping downloads.www.ads-software.com

If you’re not getting a response from that, it could be a sign that something is blocking your connection to the server. Are you running any firewalls locally that could be causing the problem?

2. Increase the execution timeout in PHP. In c:\xampp\php\php.ini look for the link with max_execution_time. It should be set to 30 seconds by default. Try increasing this to 600 seconds (10 minutes). (Setting it to 0 means it will NEVER timeout).

Then restart Apache, and try the upgrade again.

I found the solution!
An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with www.ads-software.com or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try ……
=====STEP:
You have to follow only one step to be get out of the hell. I searched so many but couldn’t find any correct solution. You just need to disable firewall from your anti-virus software. Then refresh WP-admin page.
And now “An unexpected error occurred.” will not be seen anymore.
Thanks