Update WordPress Locally

Posted On November 23rd, 2015 by Derek Ackley

When working in localhost on a mac – you can update core files and plugins by doing the following:

1). Open wp-config.php and add the following to the bottom:

define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');

2). Make sure all your perms are correct:

0755 Directory
find /path/ -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} \;

0644 Files
find /path/ -type d -exec chmod 0644 {} \;

3). Change ownership of the wordpress directory:

sudo chown _www wordpress/

You should now have the ability to update all plugins and core files from localhost.

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