[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62209: When updating languages, wordpress via ftpext tries to chdir to json files and fails

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#62209: When updating languages, wordpress via ftpext tries to chdir to json files
and fails
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 Reporter:  danroeg          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  6.6.2
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by danroeg):

 Replying to [ticket:62209 danroeg]:

 I think I have figured this out - I have been using "pure-ftpd" as ftpd.
 This does reject FILES as parameter for NLIST as written below (a recently
 introduced pure-ftpd 'feature'). I have switched to a different ftpd
 "vsftpd", which does accept FILES as parameter for NLIST. With this,
 updates seem to work. Yet you might want to reconsider the use of NLIST
 with FILES.

 > Hello WP team,
 >
 > I am using wordpress 6.6.2 on Debian with php 8.2.24, everything on
 recent patches.
 > Updates of local files via FS_METHOD ftpext with properly configured
 ftpd host, paths, credentials, file permissions.
 > When updating translations / language files , I run into an error as
 follows:
 > * Upload process uploads new jsons to wp-
 content/upgrade/wordpress-6.6.2-de_de, all fine
 > * It then tries to 'delete' the old wp-content/language files but treats
 them as directories, which fails. See ftpd log example 1. Note ftpd only
 accepts directories as parameter for nlist. The UI reports : "Updating
 translations for WordPress (de_DE)… Could not remove the old translation.
 Translation update failed."
 >
 > Thank you for looking into this.
 >
 >
 > FTPD Log Example 1
 > [nlst] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.po]
 > [pwd] []
 > [cwd] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.po/]
 > change directory to /public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.po/: Not a
 directory
 > [pwd] []
 > [pasv] []
 > [nlst] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.mo]
 > [cwd] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.mo/]
 > change directory to /public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.mo/: Not a
 directory
 > [pwd] []
 > [pasv] []
 > [nlst] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.l10n.php]
 > [cwd] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.l10n.php/]
 > change directory to /public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE.l10n.php/:
 Not a directory
 > ...
 > [nlst] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0cc31205f20441b3df1d1b46100f6b8d.json]
 > [cwd] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0cc31205f20441b3df1d1b46100f6b8d.json/]
 > change directory to /public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0cc31205f20441b3df1d1b46100f6b8d.json/: Not a directory
 > [pwd] []
 > [pasv] []
 > [nlst] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0ce75ad2f775d1cac9696967d484808c.json]
 > [cwd] [/public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0ce75ad2f775d1cac9696967d484808c.json/]
 > change directory to /public_html/wp-content/languages/de_DE-
 0ce75ad2f775d1cac9696967d484808c.json/: Not a directory
 > ...

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