Corrupt files in wp-includes folder

  • mark_i

    (@mark_i)


    19 years, 2 months ago

    I was attempting to install the subscribetocomments plugin and was not having luck. When I went to add the appropriate code to functions.php (in the wp-includes folder) I saw corruption all over the place (not the mobster type).

    So, I checked around and found ALL of the files inside wp-includes to be corrupt and found the same problem in many of the blogs I host on my domain.

    Any history around this? Why might this have happened and, why in this folder particularly?

    Thanks!

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Volunteer Moderator

    19 years, 2 months ago

    What version of WordPress? What do you mean “corrupt”? Do you see any errors? Do you have any screenshots? Any links?

    Thread Starter mark_i

    (@mark_i)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    version 1.2.2

    The insides of the files have lost all stucture + there are characters in there that should not be. like thos rectangle box things (?). When I compare them to a “good” copy, they are not even close!

    I’m at work so have limited capability but the files are definitely not right. An easy fix to replace them. I just thought I’d ask if anyone experienced this and why it may have happened to me.

    Thanks macmanx!

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Volunteer Moderator

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Weird. You can replace those. Just make sure to delete them before uploading. Don’t overwrite the files.

    Thread Starter mark_i

    (@mark_i)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks macmanx. I did so and all is well but now I have an even dumber question: Why delete and then replace instead of just overwrite? Does old data get left in there? Shouldn’t should it?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Volunteer Moderator

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Overwriting files via FTP can lead to incomplete transfers.

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