Title: many wp-includes/ Errors
Last modified: December 18, 2017

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# many wp-includes/ Errors

 *  Resolved [vinnymickey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinnymickey/)
 * (@vinnymickey)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-wp-includes-errors/)
 * Been using WF for years on other websites with no warnings like this. I set up
   another site on a different host and getting over 100 errors in wp-includes/ 
   directory. Here are a few files, This site is up only a week and I am getting
   spammed like crazy via email. I think it is from domain lookup…
 * wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/inlite/php.ini
    wp-includes/js/tinymce/skins/wordpress/
   php.ini wp-includes/rest-api/php.ini
 * A few of many and curious if this came with server issue?

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 *  Thread Starter [vinnymickey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinnymickey/)
 * (@vinnymickey)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-wp-includes-errors/#post-9792658)
 * I called hosting to ask about these files and I stated they are not default WP
   files. I went up two levels of support and honestly got ridiculous answers. I
   think they where trying to tell me they are needed to call options form there
   dashboard (not sure) but they never asked me what the names files where 🙁
 *  [wfalaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfalaa/)
 * (@wfalaa)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-wp-includes-errors/#post-9802294)
 * Hi,
    I’m pretty sure you mean that the scan result contains around 100 issue 
   labeled with “Unknown file in WordPress core” and all of them are referencing“
   php.ini” files, is that correct?
 * If so, then we have seen this issue before with certain web hosts (may I know
   the name of your hosting provider?) where host’s support staff or a host’s control
   panel may place “php.ini” files in every subdirectory of WordPress’s core files,
   most likely to change PHP settings throughout the site.
 * What is recommended in this case is to review contents of some of these files
   to make sure they are safe. We can help if you’re not sure whether the files 
   are safe or not. Feel free to share with me some of these files via “alaa [at]
   wordfence [dot] com”. Once you are sure they are safe, you can use the “ignore
   all new issues” link at the top of the scan results list to ignore all of these
   files. You may need to resolve other scan results that you do not want to ignore,
   first.
 * For further details about this issue along with suggestions you could send to
   your hosting provider, please check the bottom of [this page](https://docs.wordfence.com/en/Understanding_scan_results#Unknown_file_in_WordPress_core).
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [vinnymickey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinnymickey/)
 * (@vinnymickey)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-wp-includes-errors/#post-9803222)
 * > I’m pretty sure you mean that the scan result contains around 100 issue labeled
   > with “Unknown file in WordPress core” and all of them are referencing “php.
   > ini” files, is that correct?
 *  Yes
 * > may I know the name of your hosting provider?
 *  1 and 1
 * TY so much for you time and response. I do find it strange why they would do 
   this. I can tell you one thing I am getting tons of spam from multi businesses
   like SEO, webdesign eg… Not sure if that is coming from domain name lookup or
   these files. I’ll try to figure this out and keep your addy in mind for some 
   input on files. I also look at the file and suggestion to tell 1 & 1 🙂
 * There response was; to change PHP settings throughout the site

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 * Last reply from: [vinnymickey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinnymickey/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/many-wp-includes-errors/#post-9803222)
 * Status: resolved