Automatic_Upgrader_Skin::request_filesystem_credentials()publicWP 3.7.0

Determines whether the upgrader needs FTP/SSH details in order to connect to the filesystem.

Method of the class: Automatic_Upgrader_Skin{}

No Hooks.

Return

true|false. True on success, false on failure.

Usage

$Automatic_Upgrader_Skin = new Automatic_Upgrader_Skin();
$Automatic_Upgrader_Skin->request_filesystem_credentials( $error, $context, $allow_relaxed_file_ownership );
$error(true|false|WP_Error)
Whether the current request has failed to connect, or an error object.
Default: false
$context(string)
Full path to the directory that is tested for being writable.
Default: ''
$allow_relaxed_file_ownership(true|false)
Whether to allow Group/World writable.
Default: false

Notes

Changelog

Since 3.7.0 Introduced.
Since 4.6.0 The $context parameter default changed from false to an empty string.

Automatic_Upgrader_Skin::request_filesystem_credentials() code WP 6.5.2

public function request_filesystem_credentials( $error = false, $context = '', $allow_relaxed_file_ownership = false ) {
	if ( $context ) {
		$this->options['context'] = $context;
	}
	/*
	 * TODO: Fix up request_filesystem_credentials(), or split it, to allow us to request a no-output version.
	 * This will output a credentials form in event of failure. We don't want that, so just hide with a buffer.
	 */
	ob_start();
	$result = parent::request_filesystem_credentials( $error, $context, $allow_relaxed_file_ownership );
	ob_end_clean();
	return $result;
}