Title: PHP Warning filemtime() stat failed
Last modified: January 22, 2025

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# PHP Warning filemtime() stat failed

 *  Resolved [avscherbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ariannev/)
 * (@ariannev)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-filemtime-stat-failed-2/)
 * We are getting the following warning for Wordfence repeatedly in our error logs:
   `
   PHP Warning: filemtime(): stat failed for /***/wp-content/wp-admin in /***/wp-
   content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfActivityReport.php on line 674`
 * We are on WordPress 6.7.1, PHP 8.1, Wordfence 8.0.3.

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-filemtime-stat-failed-2/#post-18268305)
 * Hi [@ariannev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ariannev/),
 * A `filemtime()` warning is just a file with bad permissions when we’re checking
   for modified files in your WordPress installation. It’s non-fatal so wouldn’t
   present an issue to you or your site’s visitors at any point. If you want to 
   suppress the message, you could always look into whether your WordPress site’s
   folders and files are all set as WordPress recommend, with the correct owner.
 * Thanks,
   Peter.

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-filemtime-stat-failed-2/#post-18268305)
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