Issue Downloading WordPress Package in WP Toolkit

ARC Support

• April 30, 2024 05:12
• Edited

Hello,

I am encountering a persistent issue when trying to install WordPress using the WP Toolkit in cPanel, specifically on servers located in Hetzner data centers. The problem arises when WP Toolkit attempts to download the WordPress package directly from wordpress.org.

Error Message:
Unable to download the WordPress 6.5.2 package from https://wordpress.org/. Please try again later or contact the server administrator.

Additionally, attempting to manually download the package via CLI with wget also fails:

wget https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.5.2.tar.gz
Resolving wordpress.org (wordpress.org)... 198.143.164.252
Connecting to wordpress.org (wordpress.org)|198.143.164.252|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 429 Too Many Requests
ERROR 429: Too Many Requests.

Possible Cause: The issue seems to be related to rate limiting (HTTP 429 error), which suggests that WordPress.org is limiting requests from IPs possibly due to excessive traffic from Hetzner's range or similar.

Temporary Resolution: As a temporary workaround, you can download the latest WordPress package directly to the WP Toolkit directory using the following command:

wget -O /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/wp-toolkit/var/packages/wordpress-6.5.2.zip https://wordpress.org/latest.zip

This command ensures that the correct file is downloaded and placed in the appropriate directory for WP Toolkit to use.

Request for Assistance: Could anyone provide insights on a more permanent solution to this issue? Also, any advice on how to handle such rate limiting or best practices for managing WordPress installations in this context would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help!

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • April 30, 2024 13:13

  Hey there!  Have you tried disabling any local firewalls on your system to see if that changes the behavior in any way?

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