GeoDirectory does not have access to your filesystem

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June 10, 2015 at 7:23 pm #42096

stephanie
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Since updating to GD 1.4.8 I keep getting the message “GeoDirectory does not have access to your filesystem, thing like import/export will not work. Please define your details in wp-config.php as explained here http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants”

This appears on the Plugins page and in the mini-directory on the GD map. The map doesn’t load but hangs with a spinning loading icon.

Exactly what access does GD need to my filesystem? The sentence “Define your details…” above is completely unhelpful. I’ve granted rwxrwxrwx access to all of wp-content, which is about as accessible as it can get.

June 10, 2015 at 9:45 pm #42146

Guust
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You should get some useful info here:
https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/1-4-8/

Let us know it that worked for you.

June 12, 2015 at 7:23 pm #42410

stephanie
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Thanks, Guust. Setting FS_MODE to ‘direct’ allows the map to load, but it also removes the requirement for an FTP ID and password when updating, which I want. I still don’t know what part of my filesystem geodirectory requires access to. If it wants access outside my WP site directory, that ain’t happening.

Why does leaving FS_MODE at its WP default suddenly prevent the map from loading? This all worked fine before the last update to GD.

June 13, 2015 at 3:54 pm #42467
Stiofan O’Connor
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Hi Stephanie,

GD needs access to the file system so it can read and write .csv files for the import/export functions, this is relatively new system we added hence it was ok before. I have stopped the check running on ajax calls and that will be on the next version.

You should try and work with the system, if you want to remove the warning completely you can add this line to your child theme functions file but i don’t recommend it.
```
remove_action('admin_init', 'geodir_filesystem_notice');
```
Thanks,

Stiofan
June 26, 2015 at 2:57 pm #43733

Paolo
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Hi,

we created a tutorial for this: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs/geodirectory-does-not-have-access-to-your-filesystem/

Thanks

July 2, 2015 at 6:18 am #44416

stephanie
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Hmm. I’m now at version 1.4.9 and Geodirectory still complains about not having access to my filesystem.

I need to know EXACTLY WHICH DIRECTORIES Geodirectory requires access to, and what permissions it needs. The tutorial is very nice but it simply reiterates the WordPress instructions, which don’t work for me.

Where is Geodirectory wanting to write its .csv files? I’m willing to permit that directory appropriately, but I cannot open up my entire filesystem.

July 2, 2015 at 6:29 pm #44490
Paolo
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Hi,

I only have 1 server that I work with (out of 5) that was giving me this problem and I simply added this to my wp-config.php file:
```
define( 'FS_METHOD', 'ftpsockets' );
define( 'FTP_BASE', '/nfs/c09/h01/mnt/130135/domains/dropct.com/html/enfold' );
define( 'FTP_CONTENT_DIR', '/nfs/c09/h01/mnt/130135/domains/dropct.com/html/enfold/wp-content/' );
define( 'FTP_PLUGIN_DIR ', '/nfs/c09/h01/mnt/130135/domains/dropct.com/html/enfold/wp-content/plugins/' );
define( 'FTP_USER', 'myusername' );
define( 'FTP_PASS', 'mypassword' );
```
You are not opening up the entire file system, you are just telling wordpress precisely where it is what.

If you provide the url, admin and ftp credentials I’ll be glad to have a look at it for you.

Thanks
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