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1. AlexV
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello,

   I am getting this message in my admin panel: The wp-content/blogs.php file is deprecated. Please remove it and update your server rewrite rules to use wp-includes/ms-files.php instead.

   I don't know how to update my server rewrite rules. Where can I find them. I am using cpanel.

   Thanks for any help you can provide.

   Alex

2. TonySoprano
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   backup file and just delete it from server.
   that should do the trick :)

   (then test the site and if everything is ok than you don't need it)

3. Andrea_r
   team pirate
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Sorry Tony, you;re missing the second part: "and update your server rewrite rules to use wp-includes/ms-files.php instead"

   If you do not do this all your uploaded images will disappear.

   AlexV - in Cpanel, when you first go to the file manager, check the box to show hidden files. In the same root where the wp-config.php file is (usually public_html) there's a file called .htaccess. It has the dot in front, that means it's usually hidden. This is where the rewrite rules are.

   Find this:
   RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]

   Change it to:
   RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]

   Deleting the old blogs.php file doesn't even matter if you change the rewrite rules first.

4. gnattybumpo
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi, I did this, but am still seeing the message "The wp-content/blogs.php file is deprecated..." I rechecked the .htaccess a number of times, and the new "RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]" is in the code.

   Any suggestions?

5. Andrea_r
   team pirate
   Posted 1 year ago #

   so... delete the file? :D

6. gnattybumpo
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I already deleted "wp-content/blogs.php" Do you mean some other file?

7. AlexV
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks Andrea

   Worked like a charm!

   Alex

8. gnattybumpo
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I should add that I started a new site after having crashing my old site trying to upgrade, so all current images are ones I uploaded after making the recommended changes. I need to try to import my old database if I can, but that is another problem.

   Everything seems to be working fine, but I am still getting the message in my dashboard:

   "The wp-content/blogs.php file is deprecated..."

   This after deleting wp-content/blogs.php file and adding:

   RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]

   to the .htaccess file

   As I say everything seems to work fine. Should I be concerned about the continued "file is deprecated" message?

   Thanks!

   Nat

9. Andrea_r
   team pirate
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Nah, you can ignore it.

10. riddhishshah
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    in your htaccess file find below code

    RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]

    and replace with

    RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]

    you all done.

11. ojohnson
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Thanks andrea_r

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