Wordpress 3.3 auto update not working

Question

I am at my wit's end! Trying to auto upgrade to Wordpress 3.3 and its not working. I have tried every trick I found on the net The entire wordpress directory and all its sub directories has been given 0777 Somewhere I saw a tip about deleting the upgrade directory and trying again, BUT no upgrade directory is ever created. When I try to upgrade wordpress, I get so far as to WP asking me for FTP info, which I do provide (and it is 100% correct) and then when I hit next nothing happens. I just see a semi blank page with the left hand menus and nothing on the right hand side, the page just keeps loading and loading and loading. No error log is created, no error mesages are displayed on screen. I am going to pull out my hair in frustration. Please help. JavaScript questions and answers, JavaScript questions pdf, JavaScript question bank, JavaScript questions and answers pdf, mcq on JavaScript pdf, JavaScript questions and solutions, JavaScript mcq Test , Interview JavaScript questions, JavaScript Questions for Interview, JavaScript MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Answer 1

If you are having problems with the auto upgrade, just download a fresh copy and drag + drop the folders in your FTP client, make sure you select to "merge" so you don't overwrite your wp-config.php or wp-content folder (in fact take backups!). Then as soon as you go to the wp-admin WP will prompt you to visit an update page. It's actually quite tricky to get the permissions perfect for autoupdating, you often get yourself in a situation where you leave your server in a dangerous state (chmod 777 everything) or lock yourself out of editing files (everything owned by server).