FTP access from wordpress after PHP upgrade

I just installed PHP 7.3

Between the PHP alternatives, I have theese options:

#~ sudo update-alternatives --config php
There are 2 choices for the alternative php (providing /usr/bin/php).
  Selection    Path             Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/bin/php7.3   73        auto mode
  1            /usr/bin/php7.0   70        manual mode
  2            /usr/bin/php7.3   73        manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

I have this default PHP option:

~# php -v
PHP 7.3.15-3+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1 (cli) (built: Feb 23 2020 07:23:33) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.15, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.3.15-3+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+1, Copyright (c) 1999-2018, by Zend Technologies

I was told I have to change the PHP version in each site I have.
In the ´/etc/nginx/sites-enabled´ folder I changed fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock; for fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;

That's what I have now:

location ~ \.php$ {
        #try_files $uri /index.php;
        #include fastcgi_params;
        #fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_cache_bypass $skip_cache;
        fastcgi_no_cache $skip_cache;
        fastcgi_cache WORDPRESS;
        fastcgi_cache_valid  60m;
        fastcgi_buffers 16 16k;
        fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
        #fastcgi_read_timeout 60s;
    }

You can check that here: https://premios.acdm.club/info.php

But when I try to update my plugins on my wordpress it shows me an error FTP connection. I can access without a problem with mu FTP client. It seems something related with permissions.

I can update with fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock; bu no with fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;

What do I need to update to make updating work.

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Could you share the exact error message you're getting? It could be that your version of WordPress isn't compatible with PHP 7.3, did you try updating WordPress itself?

One thing you could do to upgrade safely is using PHP7.0 for the moment to install a WordPress backup plugin, then take a full backup of your site. From there, reinstall WordPress entirely and import the site backup.

Other than that, you may want to reach out on the WordPress forums for assistance:

https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

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