Title: Do the plugin affect FS_METHOD constant somehow?
Last modified: December 3, 2024

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# Do the plugin affect FS_METHOD constant somehow?

 *  Resolved [wencywww](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wencywww/)
 * (@wencywww)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-the-plugin-affect-fs_method-constant-somehow/)
 * I have the FS_METHOD constant set to ‘direct’ in my wp-config.php.
 * When i activate the Redux Framework plugin – one of my other plugins crashes 
   together with the entire site.
 * Upon investigation, i can see that the other plugin uses the global $fs_filesystem
   variable (which i can print using var_dump()).
 * If Redux is deactivated – the $fs_filesystem is an object instance of the direct
   filesystem access method (as expected).
   Upon Redux activation, however – this
   variable is an instance of the FTP access method and this causes the crash.That’s
   why i suspect the plugin changes the FS_METHOD somehow.Any suggestions how to
   resolve this?
 * All my files and dirs are owned as: 
   my-user-account:www-data, with directories
   are 755 and files: 644The server is running under Debian 12.4, Apache Webserver
   and php-fpm 8.3.4
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  Plugin Author [Kev Provance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kprovance/)
 * (@kprovance)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-the-plugin-affect-fs_method-constant-somehow/#post-18176860)
 * Redux does not touch the FS_METHOD constant. I looks like it did back in the 
   4.1 version and was removed a day later. I wasn’t working on Redux then. I can
   only surmise it interfered in some manner. Redux does access the wp_filesystem
   as it has write/read functions to the upload folder. Usage of any other method
   was frowned upon by the file checked of the .org repo.
 * I wouldn’t know how to advise on your WP setup. We tend not to offer such suggestions
   because of they don’t work, the blame falls on us. It’s a liability thing.
 * Good luck.

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