Suggest backup folder

Many people get the backup folder wrong, and then ask for support. The problem often shows up as Zip file errors.

I suggest a notice “temp folder can not be written to”, “backup file can not be written to”, “log file…”

I suggest adding to the (unredacted version of the) log, “Suggested backup folder: /user/USERNAME/backups/ based on your WordPress installation folder /user/USERNAME/public_html/ “

Here’s PHP I use:

/* Determine where to log errors. Important to have server (.htaccess) security prevent outsiders reading the error log file, or to put it in a folder above public_html */
if (!function_exists('posix_getpwuid') ) {
	/* default Xampp doesn't have posix_getpwuid(), which is for shared hosting */
	/* LunarPages sets PHPRC */
	/* SiteGround doesn't set PHPRC */

	if (getenv("PHPRC") !== false ) {
		/* testing !getenv doesn't work??? testing against false works */
		/* set to the hosting account main site's document root (e.g. public_html ) */
		$logFolder = getenv("PHPRC");
	} else {
		/* set to the web site root, each site will have an error_log */
		$logFolder = $docroot;
	}
} else {
	/* set to the hosting account root, e.g. the folder that contains public_html */
	$userInfo = posix_getpwuid(posix_getuid());
	/* Array
	(
		[name] => _______
		[passwd] => x
		[uid] => 32509
		[gid] => 32511
		[gecos] =>
		[dir] => /home/______
		[shell] => /usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
	)
	*/
	$logFolder = $userInfo["dir"];
}
$logFile = $logFolder."/error_log";

if (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE']) && (strpos( $_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Microsoft-IIS' ) !== FALSE) ) {
	$logFile = $docroot."/error_log";
}

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