Title: Writes AddHandler application/x-httpd-php70s.php after update
Last modified: July 16, 2017

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# Writes AddHandler application/x-httpd-php70s.php after update

 *  Resolved [mwright1978](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwright1978/)
 * (@mwright1978)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/writes-addhandler-applicationx-httpd-php70s-php-after-update/)
 * After every update I make whether a plugin update and at times a content update,
   wordpress glitches and writes “AddHandler application/x-httpd-php70s.php” to 
   the .htaccess file. The site is running php7 so it’s odd.
 * That is turn makes every URL clicked download to the user a .php file. Any ideas?
   I have an inclining it could be woocommerce. I ran the plugin updates individually
   and things worked until a woocommerce update and then it happened.
 * Any thoughts?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/writes-addhandler-applicationx-httpd-php70s-php-after-update/#post-9322487)
 * There is absolutely nothing in WordPress itself that would write that.
 * It may be a plugin doing it, possibly even a theme function, or it could be something
   happening at the server level.
 * I recommend that you start by checking with your hosting provider’s support, 
   it could be a known issue on their end.
 * If not, you’ll have to start troubleshooting to find the cause. Try deactivating
   all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until
   you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the Twenty Seventeen theme
   to rule-out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins).
 * Since it happens on every plugin update, the easiest way to check is to have 
   an old copy of a particular plugin on hand. The old plugin can remain deactivated,
   and WordPress will still update it.
 *  Thread Starter [mwright1978](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwright1978/)
 * (@mwright1978)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/writes-addhandler-applicationx-httpd-php70s-php-after-update/#post-9323854)
 * I made updates and after each one (which I did individually) things were fine
   until I updated woocommerce.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/writes-addhandler-applicationx-httpd-php70s-php-after-update/#post-9323924)
 * Ok, if you’re sure that WooCommerce is the problem, I recommend reporting the
   issue at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce)
   so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this.
 * Edit: Which you’ve already done, of course. Thank you! 🙂 Topic continues at 
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-it-writes-a-line-that-glitches-wp/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-it-writes-a-line-that-glitches-wp/)
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/).

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/writes-addhandler-applicationx-httpd-php70s-php-after-update/#post-9323924)
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