Why does the plugin request 0777 permission on a wp-content subdirectory?
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I’ve run into a situation on a migration of a WordPress website from the designer’s local machine to a server in the cloud, where the All-in-One WP Migration Plugin is requesting read/write/execute permissions (0777) on a subdirectory within the wp-content directory on the destination server.
The specific error messages are:
All-in-One WP Migration is not able to create .../public_html/wp-content/ai1wm-backups folder> You will need to create this folder and grant it read/write/execute permissions (0777) for the All-in-One WP Migration plugin to function properly.
All-in-One WP Migration is not able to create .../public_html/wp-content/ai1wm-backups/.htaccess file. Try to change the permissions of the parent folder or send us an email at [email protected] for assistance.… plus two more similar to the last error.
My questions are:
- Why are permissions this wide-open being requested?
- Does this constitute a security risk?
- Would the plugin work if I created the …/public_html/wp-content/ai1wm-backups/ directory with 0755 permission?
We are running PHP Version 7.4.3 via the php7.4-fpm service on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on the target server.
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Why are permissions this wide-open being requested?
There is a large range of users from tech-savvy to not-so-experienced ones. The goal of the message is to provide a solution that will work for everyone.
Does this constitute a security risk?
Most of the time, there is no risk. It is a problem when you have users on your server that you do not trust.
Would the plugin work if I created the …/public_html/wp-content/ai1wm-backups/ directory with 0755 permission?
Set the permissions properly so the plugin can create the folder itself. You are seeing the message because your configuration does not allow the plugin to create the folder. It is important to let the plugin create it as it will also setup additional things like access to the folder via .htaccess/web.config etc.
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