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Help! i updated wordpress plugins for a friend and im locked out
Hello, I do not use digital ocean typically, I am helping a friend (this is his account) as he was having issues with woo-commerce not “selling”. i took an updraft plus back up via wordpress. updated all the plugins, now have white screen of death. I need to either - rename the “plugin” folder so it will allow access to wordpress admin. Then i can restore the plugin back up. I have had a quick look online and normally i use cpanel or equivalent. I have no idea to use digital ocean. If anyone can help access a file manager or rename the plugin folder that would be great.
Thanks Mike
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Hey @haydncoral,
If you have your SSH key on the Droplet, you can SSH to the Droplet go to the folder where WordPress is located and rename the folder:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/connect-with-ssh/
Alternatively, again if you have your SSH key you can use FTP like FileZilla to connect to the Droplet and to the same :
https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-get-my-droplets-ftp-credentials/
Lastly, if you don’t have an SSH key deployed on the Droplet, you can use the Recovery Console or the Web Console to gain access to the Droplet:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/connect-with-console/
The Droplet Console is a browser-based way to connect to Droplets. Instead of using
sshin a local terminal, you can use the Droplet Console in your preferred web browser.The Droplet Console has a native-like terminal experience, so you can run commands on your Droplet from a familiar command-line interface. It also provides one-click SSH access to your Droplet without the need for a password or manual SSH key configuration.
Once inside, you can go to the WordPress’s folder with
Once there, you can do