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Plugins Directory Permissions Notification Persists after Fixing

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#12,934 opened on May 18, 2018

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Server: Ubuntu 16.04 running Nginx 10.3.3 Matomo version: 3.5.0 MySQL version: 10.2.14-MariaDB-10.2.14+maria~xenial-log PHP version: 7.0.30-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

This error was encountered on a brand new install. The error only appeared after attempting to install a plugin. It was not present before that.

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Originally I had perms set so the plugins directory was read only by the webserver

chown -R manager:www-data web/
chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX,o= web/
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= web/tmp
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= web/config
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= web/piwik.js

After trying to install a plugin I got this error, so I fixed the permissions.

chown -R www-data:www-data web/
chmod ug=rwX,o= web/
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= web/plugins

The error message still popped up.

I set 777 for the entire web directory to test and still the error message shows.

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So I installed the plugin I was trying to install before and it installs perfectly fine. The error message still shows.

I cannot get rid of the error message and I don't know why.

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Tech stack
phpmysql
Domain
backenddatabase
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
basic file permissions knowledgeMatomo basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how Matomo checks plugin directory permissions and displays the notification. Look for caching mechanisms that might retain the error state after permissions are fixed. Check the relevant PHP files in the Matomo codebase, such as those in the 'plugins' or 'core' directories, and consider whether clearing cache or restarting services would resolve the issue.