Cannot update to wordpress 5.4

My website URL is:
https://diywebsite.ml
https://websitediy.ml
https://wordpressdiy.ml

What I’m seeing is:

tried to update to wordpress 5.4

I’m using this software:
I am using wordpress 5.3.2

wordpress is the relevant cms, 5.3.2 to 5.4
Additional information:
It also will not let me install plugins like elementor, elementor pro

Update WordPress

Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-5.4-no-content.zip…

The authenticity of wordpress-5.4-no-content.zip could not be verified as no signature was found.

Unpacking the update…

Verifying the unpacked files…

Preparing to install the latest version…

Enabling Maintenance mode…

Copying the required files…

There has been a critical error on your website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.


This is handled by wordpress, and the php settings. Take a look at the error codes… It never sends info to the admin email…

I had the exact same problem with a WP update when I had a WP site, after several unsuccessful updates I gave up. A few days go by and I get a notification as admin the update was automatically installed on the server.

I remember seeing the same thing you show below, could not be verified as no signature was found I suggest waiting a few days, maybe a week to see if it updates on it’s own.

Update WordPress

Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-5.4-no-content.zip…

The authenticity of wordpress-5.4-no-content.zip could not be verified as no signature was found.

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I read the knowledge base and updating with ftp. What I dont understand is why infinityfree does not complete the update/allow completion. On all sites at infinity free, it is indicating “There has been a critical error on your website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.” Never an email in admin?

To upgrade WordPress, try to upgrade it via FTP. Here are the instructions.

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Sometimes the file is too large.

Updating WordPress is a complicated process which means that there is quite a risk of breaking stuff. There is a good reason why WordPress (and most other CMS) say that you should always make a backup before updating.

The strict limits on free hosting don’t help with this. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about it. We can’t just increase the limits for all accounts, and there is no way to reliably detect software upgrades while reliably preventing such a whitelist from being abused.

Note that if you’ve installed your site through Softaculous, you can also use Softaculous to update your site, which should be more stable. Although it always takes a bit more time before new versions are available in Softaculous, so that’s not an option if you really can’t wait for another week to update.

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