[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55307: After upgrading Debian, WordPress sites no longer update through FTP

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#55307: After upgrading Debian, WordPress sites no longer update through FTP
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 Reporter:  zippy1970        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  major            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-testing    |     Focuses:
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Changes (by costdev):

 * version:  5.9 => trunk


Comment:

 Ok so we can be sure that it's not a 5.9 issue as the error occurs when
 upgrading from 5.7.5 to 5.8.

 Changing version to `trunk` for now while we determine if something needs
 to change in Core, your permissions, or if it's a Debian 11 issue.

 From [https://wordpress.org/support/article/changing-file-permissions/
 Changing File Permissions]:

 > If WordPress is running as the FTP account, that account needs to have
 write access, i.e., be the owner of the files, or belong to a group that
 has write access. In the latter case, that would mean permissions are set
 more permissively than default (for example, 775 rather than 755 for
 folders, and 664 instead of 644).

 Let's see if the issue still occurs if you use 775 for folders and 664 for
 files:

 {{{#!bash
 cd /path/to/wordpress
 find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
 find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
 }}}

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