[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5984: WordPress should not depend on access to /tmp/

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#5984: WordPress should not depend on access to /tmp/
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 Reporter:  hangy           |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  2.6      
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.5      
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:           
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 In some restricted hosting environments, the user might not be able to
 write to /tmp/.

 As wp-admin/includes/file.php uses that directory directly in
 download_url() and get_filesystem_method(), some functions like for
 example automatic updating of plugins do not work under those
 circumstances.

 Alternatives could be to use a temporary directory under wp-content as
 default or have an option in wp-config.php to change this to another
 directory.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5984>
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