Title: .pid file inside wp-admin
Last modified: October 9, 2024

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# .pid file inside wp-admin

 *  Resolved [Marco Panichi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcopanichi/)
 * (@marcopanichi)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pid-file-inside-wp-admin/)
 * WordFence found, in a site that I manage, a .pid file inside the wp-admin folder.
 * The problem is reported as high criticality.
 * In this thread [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-file-in-wordpress-core-wp-admin-pid-what-is-this-file/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-file-in-wordpress-core-wp-admin-pid-what-is-this-file/)
   I read that this file could have been created by Litespeed Cache.
 * So the question is if it is true, if this .pid file is created by Litespeed Cache,
   and how can I understand if the content of this file is legal or not.

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 *  Plugin Support [litetim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/litetim/)
 * (@litetim)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pid-file-inside-wp-admin/#post-18063327)
 * [@marcopanichi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcopanichi/) I answered
   the issue on that thread.
   We create .pid file, but not in **wp-admin** folder.
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by [litetim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/litetim/).
 *  Thread Starter [Marco Panichi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcopanichi/)
 * (@marcopanichi)
 * [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pid-file-inside-wp-admin/#post-18064834)
 * Thank you

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 * Last reply from: [Marco Panichi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcopanichi/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pid-file-inside-wp-admin/#post-18064834)
 * Status: resolved