Wordpress "Unable to locate WordPress root directory" error

Google was good in its first years, as one found what one searched. Now one find what google wants you to find.
Alternatives are ChatGPT / MS Copilot, or Reddit Forums.
 
In @Enes case I don't think it is an emergency since he has not replied in 6 days. I still think this is a WordPress issue more than a DA issue.
 
johannes said:
Google was good in its first years, as one found what one searched. Now one find what google wants you to find.
Alternatives are ChatGPT / MS Copilot, or Reddit Forums.
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Often a Google search sends me to a Reddit forum.
 
Richard G said:
For sure, but that is not what the discussion was about. ;)
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I thought it was about not being able to update WordPress because of root directory error. I was continuing with that discussion.
 
floyd said:
I still think this is a WordPress issue more than a DA issue.
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That depends how you look at it.

If he would have googled maybe @Enes also found this explanation: This usually has to do with modified permissions on Wordpress folders

And maybe @Enes already did some changes on the server but Wordpress still gave the same error/message.

That is why answering that new Server Admins are a joke is not the way to go IMHO. And than providing an answer that is not really fixing the root of the problem is also a bit ironic when you just said that new Server Admins are a joke.

Being harsh or rude is just not the best way to help someone. Besides that I do think the original question could have had more information about what already was done etc.

Still we could help him with his problem. Because setting correct permissions is something DA can do and not something that is a Wordpress problem. So it is maybe a Wordpress problem, maybe a DirectAdmin problem, but at least we can fix it with a DirectAdmin solution. (:

Helping new users of DA, is like driving behind a car with a driving instructor and student. You really would like to push them to go faster. But we all started like this and it is nice to treat them with a normal attitude.
Same goes for this. And it goes both ways, people who ask should provide enough information about what they did or already tried etc. And people who help should be patient and help with some good advice. If that is something you can't do, than don't react.
 
Stije said:
But we all started like this
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When I started I only had one skill, how to do research. That is the most valuable skill one can have. None of us know everything. But with the skill to research things we can learn to do everything. I ask very few questions but I can research everything.

I learned to set up a name server from a book, not the internet, an actual paper book. That is how we learned back then.
 
Well I ment that we all started how to drive a car like this. Not how we learned all other stuff :P

And I also learned everything myself but not everybody is the same. We have to take in mind that some people learn different or maybe are not as self-taught as others.

LawsHosting said:
Why should we help them when we don't get paid (referencing the LLU thread, so satire).......
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:D

LawsHosting said:
The OP didn't give any other details
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that is true....and that would be much better yes :)
 
Stije said:
Well I ment that we all started how to drive a car like this. Not how we learned all other stuff :p
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I guess I learned to drive a car differently than everybody else too. I learned by the many years of observing mom and dad drive. By the time I got behind the wheel myself I knew how to drive a car. Yes it took some practice but I had the basics within a few minutes.
 
floyd said:
was continuing with that discussion.
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No the discussion did not go about a solution to that question.
We went way off-topic and were discussing with me about how to learn best. :) I also learned everything myself as said,

But never mind. To me the discussion is done. Seems the OP is scared away.
 
Richard G said:
Yes that's what I mean, if you have time for it. If your customers were complaining about lack of access due to the network issue, it might have been another case. ;)
Anyway I stop with this, we indeed getting to much off-topic.

@Enes did you manage to fix your issue?
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Thank you for your interest, that was a test WordPress so I didn't care much. And on my server my DirectAdmin account doesn't have required perms suprisingly. I reinstall OS and I'll try again this or next week.

And I'm not a server admin, at least anyone don't pay me for this. I learn by researching and Google where necessary, but I opened this topic because I think the problem was DirectAdmins configurations. I'm not sure yet, I'll inform you.
 
Enes said:
And I'm not a server admin, at least anyone don't pay me for this.
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Being a server admin or not, doesn't depend on if you get payed for it or not, but if you are the one installing the OS and Directadmin.
Even hobbyists can be a server admin this way. ;)
So if you have a DA license then you're an admin.

No worries. If you run into issues, just post on the forum if you need help, there will always be somebody helping or point you in the right direction.
 
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