WP 2.7 Automatic upgrade makes browser ask to download update-core.php

Update

Using htaccess to:

php_value max_execution_time 18000
php_value max_input_time 18000

Does not resolve the issue.

Changing php.ini to allow:

max_execution_time = 18000
max_input_time = 18000
memory_limit = 256M

Does not resolve the issue.

Using the plugin or the built-in feature from WP 2.7? It sounds like you mean the built-in, but I want to be sure ??

What browser (IE version what?)?

What host?

@ipstenu – Using the built-in feature from WP 2.7

Using both Firefox and IE (same issue with all). Host is Linux.

Your web host may not work with the 2.7 upgrader.

There’s a list here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Core_Update_Host_Compatibility

Has all the ones that work, those that don’t, etc.

@ipstenu – Thanks! Nice resource link! Do you know where I can find the information so that I can make a server compatible with the Core Update feature? If so, I could probably use SSH to make the necessary changes. Appreciated, thanks! ??

Sadly, I’ve never found the specifics for how it works. Though… Have you tried SFTP instead of FTP for the upload?

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Version_2.7#WordPress_Upgrader and https://core.trac.www.ads-software.com/ticket/5560 may shed some light.

I got a fix!

Change PHP to run as CGI – Then upgrade works.

It would be nice if WP coders looked at this issue so that those who have PHP as an Apache module (DSO), won’t run into this issue.