Wp-admin wp import export htaccess warning message

  • gzheng1984

    (@gzheng1984)


    2 weeks, 2 days ago

    When I log in to the WordPress Admin dashboard, I see the following warning message:

    WP Import Export: If your .htaccess file were writable, we could do this automatically, but it isn’t. So you must either make it writable or manually update your .htaccess file with the mod_rewrite rules found under Settings > Permalinks. Until then, the exported and imported files are not protected from direct access.

    I’d like to understand what this warning means and how to resolve it.

    Our httpd process is running under wasadmin and as you can see below it is writable by wasadmin

    root@ssoptam1 /app/fmsportal/logs/wordpress=>find /app/fmsportal -name “.htaccess” -exec ls -l {} \;
    -rw-r–r– 1 wasadmin mqm 786 Jul 27 2025 /app/fmsportal/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/akismet/.htaccess
    -rw-r–r– 1 wasadmin mqm 13 Jan 3 2024 /app/fmsportal/wordpress/wp-content/updraft/.htaccess
    -rw-r–r– 1 wasadmin mqm 413 Jul 15 2024 /app/fmsportal/wordpress/.htaccess
    -rw-r–r– 1 wasadmin mqm 13 Jan 3 2024 /app/fmsportal/wordpress/backup/642_040724/wp-content/updraft/.htaccess

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