From the installation folder, the file is located at wordpress/wp-config.php 2. Now the first thing you need to do is to open the wp-config.php file from your WordPress root folder (you may access this file from your WordPress installer folder). And it takes only 1 line of code to do this. This bypasses WordPress’s recurring prompts and allows auto-updates of your files to happen. Or in my case -> There is, however, an easier way to deal with this by defining constant, FS_METHOD in your wp-config.php file. Alternatively, you may also provide WordPress with write access to your /wp-content folder by accessing the FTP root file and changing the folder file permission (CHMOD) to 775 rather than the default 755 and 644. You need to define the FTP details in your wp-config.php file so WordPress will remember it. There are normally two ways to solve this issue. Well, I discovered a safe workaround that will allow them to keep their directory permissions and be able to update their site. I did have the FTP stored in my FTP client but the details are encrypted so I couldn't view them.
I was up late the other night resolving the issue and forgot to ask the client for FTP credentials.
This is a common issue whereby the WordPress system can’t write to your /wp-content folder directly. So in some cases, you are not able to update/upgrade your WordPress and plugins to a newer version without providing your FTP connection information. I see this as being a bigger issue than the directory and file permissions. This can be a benefit to keeping your site secure, but it also prevented them from easily updating their WordPress installation and the plugins. They were shocked by this as they said their security settings such as the directory and file permissions on their server were set to be as read-only. I visited the site and right away I knew that their WordPress installation got hacked.
Someone I did a website for a long time ago reached out me to see what happened to their website.
First off it is critical to keep your WordPress and the plugins associated with it up to date as often as possible.
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