#10523 closed defect (bug) (wontfix)
Could not create file due to invalid name -- upgrade error in plugins
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| Milestone: | Priority: | normal | |
| Severity: | normal | Version: | 2.8.1 |
| Component: | WordPress.org site | Keywords: | 2nd-opinion |
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Description
Ran into this when upgrading a site on yahoo hosting. Some hosts, apparently, forbid files to start with a dot or to contain spaces.
And sure enough, feedburner-feedsmith contains such a thing. Maybe we could highlight the issue in the plugin repository to ensure no files ever get added with a space in them?
Change History (3)
comment:2
dd32
— 5 years ago
- Milestone 2.9 deleted
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from new to closed
I do not see the point in restricting what legal characters filenames can or cannot contain, If a plugin uses a file like that then notify the author directly, I dont think its WordPress/WordPress.org's job to tell plugin authors about web hosts oddities.
The only place it'd belong would be on the !Wordpress.org codex under notes on the hosting providers for WordPress installation..
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Denis-de-Bernardy
— 5 years ago
Agreed, up to a point -- I still think someone over at Automattic should give a notice to Yahoo.
Also, could Tony get in touch with the folks at Yahoo and make them aware of the issue? It's crippling.