error code 5 and bad file descriptor on fresh install

  • Resolved siriusalpha

    (@siriusalpha)


    8 years, 11 months ago

    i get this error after installing wordfence on a fresh wordpress site.

    [Jun 15 14:23:44] Warning: scandir(E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzzzzz\zzzz.org\wwwroot/,E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzzz\zzzzzz.org\wwwroot/): Access is denied. (code: 5) in E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzz\zzzzz.org\wwwroot\wp-content\plugins\wordfence\lib\wfScanEngine.php on line 660 Warning: scandir(E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzz\1zzzzz.org\wwwroot/): failed to open dir: Bad file descriptor in E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzzz\zzzzz.org\wwwroot\wp-content\plugins\wordfence\lib\wfScanEngine.php on line 660 Warning: scandir(): (errno 9): Bad file descriptor in E:\HostingSpaces\zzzzz\zzzzz.org\wwwroot\wp-content\plugins\wordfence\lib\wfScanEngine.php on line 660

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  • wfyann

    (@wfyann)

    8 years, 11 months ago

    Hi @siriusalpha,

    This appears to be a bug affecting older versions of PHP.

    Could you please confirm which version of PHP you’re running?

    • Go to the Wordfence Tools page
    • Click the Diagnostics tab
    • In the Other Tests section, click the link that reads “Click to view your system’s configuration in a new window”
    • Check the value for PHP Version
    Thread Starter siriusalpha

    (@siriusalpha)

    8 years, 11 months ago

    Hi,

    thanks for responding and sorry for the delay, warm weekend 🙂

    php version is 7.0.9 which is new enough or?
    could it be somtehing with file permissions?

    wfyann

    (@wfyann)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hi @siriusalpha,

    Indeed, this is most likely permissions related.

    I focused on the second error message (errno 9): Bad file descriptor when it could actually only be a consequence of the first error Access is denied. (code: 5).

    Please make sure the user the web server runs as has sufficient permissions on the folders mentioned in the error messages.

    Thread Starter siriusalpha

    (@siriusalpha)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    read rights were needed on the domain root folder, not just the wwwroot…..

    wfyann

    (@wfyann)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hi @siriusalpha,

    Thanks for sharing this.

    I’m glad you managed to get Wordfence up and running on your site!

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