wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php:1893Tests if plugin and theme temporary backup directories are writable or can be created.
array public function get_test_update_temp_backup_writable() { global $wp_filesystem; $result = array( 'label' => __( 'Plugin and theme temporary backup directory is writable' ), 'status' => 'good', 'badge' => array( 'label' => __( 'Security' ), 'color' => 'blue', ), 'description' => sprintf( /* translators: %s: wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup */ '<p>' . __( 'The %s directory used to improve the stability of plugin and theme updates is writable.' ) . '</p>', '<code>wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup</code>' ), 'actions' => '', 'test' => 'update_temp_backup_writable', ); if ( ! function_exists( 'WP_Filesystem' ) ) { require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php'; } ob_start(); $credentials = request_filesystem_credentials( '' ); ob_end_clean(); if ( false === $credentials || ! WP_Filesystem( $credentials ) ) { $result['status'] = 'recommended'; $result['label'] = __( 'Could not access filesystem' ); $result['description'] = __( 'Unable to connect to the filesystem. Please confirm your credentials.' ); return $result; } $wp_content = $wp_filesystem->wp_content_dir(); if ( ! $wp_content ) { $result['status'] = 'critical'; $result['label'] = __( 'Unable to locate WordPress content directory' ); $result['description'] = sprintf( /* translators: %s: wp-content */ '<p>' . __( 'The %s directory cannot be located.' ) . '</p>', '<code>wp-content</code>' ); return $result; } $upgrade_dir_exists = $wp_filesystem->is_dir( "$wp_content/upgrade" ); $upgrade_dir_is_writable = $wp_filesystem->is_writable( "$wp_content/upgrade" ); $backup_dir_exists = $wp_filesystem->is_dir( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup" ); $backup_dir_is_writable = $wp_filesystem->is_writable( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup" ); $plugins_dir_exists = $wp_filesystem->is_dir( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins" ); $plugins_dir_is_writable = $wp_filesystem->is_writable( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins" ); $themes_dir_exists = $wp_filesystem->is_dir( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup/themes" ); $themes_dir_is_writable = $wp_filesystem->is_writable( "$wp_content/upgrade-temp-backup/themes" ); if ( $plugins_dir_exists && ! $plugins_dir_is_writable && $themes_dir_exists && ! $themes_dir_is_writable ) { $result['status'] = 'critical'; $result['label'] = __( 'Plugin and theme temporary backup directories exist but are not writable' ); $result['description'] = sprintf( /* translators: 1: wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins, 2: wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/themes. */ '<p>' . __( 'The %1$s and %2$s directories exist but are not writable. These directories are used to improve the stability of plugin updates. Please make sure the server has write permissions to these directories.' ) . '</p>', '<code>wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins</code>', '<code>wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/themes</code>' ); return $result; } if ( $plugins_dir_exists && ! $plugins_dir_is_writable ) { $result['status'] = 'critical'; $result['label'] = __( 'Plugin temporary backup directory exists but is not writable' ); $result['description'] = sprintf( /* translators: %s: wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins */ '<p>' . __( 'The %s directory exists but is not writable. This directory is used to improve the stability of plugin updates. Please make sure the server has write permissions to this directory.' ) . '</p>', '<code>wp-content/upgrade-temp-backup/plugins</code>' ); return $result; }Introduced in 6.3.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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