<![CDATA[WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod]]>I find the issue when I used security recommendations from iThemes Security plugin to set wp-config.php to 444 chmod.

After restarting the app or boot the server, the WordPress managed, developer, and LAMP can't start up if we used 444 chmod for wp-config.php.

It's on my machine only or is it bug on Cloudron 8.3?

Thank you
Regards

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/12276/wordpress-can-t-start-up-if-wp-config-php-using-444-chmodRSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 17:10:31 GMTMon, 12 Aug 2024 02:56:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod on Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:26:03 GMT]]>So, this happens because the package wants to re-configure WP with the correct domain , database etc on start up. Making the config file read only makes it not work. Not sure if this is fixable.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92665https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92665Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:26:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:29:09 GMT]]>@IniBudi said in WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod:

iThemes Security plugin

FWIW I used to use that plugin years ago, but I much prefer and recommend WordFence these days.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92658https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92658Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:29:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:54:12 GMT]]>To clarify here, the file in question is basically a config file and will get updated with for example database credentials during app startup. Not too clear what kind of recommendation this is in the first place, but at least this does not really apply to a Cloudron setup here.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92657https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92657Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:54:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:08:41 GMT]]>The app won't start up, but after change the file to 644 chmod. The app can run smoothly.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92633https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92633Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:08:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to WordPress Can't Start Up If WP-Config.php Using 444 chmod on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:40:18 GMT]]>Is there some error thrown anywhere, and what is the reasoning to change the access rights of that file to 444 ? Presumably those are too restricted for the unix user running apache.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92626https://forum.cloudron.io/post/92626Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:40:18 GMT