WordPress directory generated temp-write-test * and other 0 byte file solution

Suddenly found WordPress wp-content directory generated a lot of temp-write-test * 0 byte file, although 0 bytes do not take up hard disk capacity, but the number is too large, sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of files, very much affecting the operation of the site, this article will describe how to prohibit the generation of such files.

This file is usually in the /wp-content/ directory, or the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or the /wp-content/themes/ directory, as shown here:

Let's talk about the solution:

Find and open wp-config.php in the root directory of the website:.

Open it and find the following code:

define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );

Add the following code below it:

define('FS_METHOD', 'direct').

It looks like this when the additions are complete:

This completes the setup to disable the generation of temp-write-test files.

Next, we'll just delete the temp-write-test file that we've generated before in the file manager of our website.