Resolved WP-Toolkit question Failed to reset cache for the instance #2

[KlausZ]

Hello,
i got this message via mail:
Failed to reset cache for the instance #2: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress installation.
Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.

When i do a plesk ext wp-toolkit --list i saw two instances:

ID Main Domain ID Installation Path Owner ID State Hidden Website URL Name Version
2 1 1 Broken false https://www.beispiel.de/var/www/vhosts/www.beispiel.de
3 1 /httpdocs 1 Working false Beispiel Domain Beispiel User 5.9.2

In Plesk i see only the working instance "3", but not the false instance "2".
How can i delete this instance? In Plesk or shell?

Thanks for help.

Klaus

 

[Aleksey Filatev]

The instance with ID 2 has weird URL - some mix of the domain name and the path on file system. I wondering were it was originated from?

Anyway, you can detach it from the toolkit using CLI call like this:

plesk ext wp-toolkit --detach -instance-id 2

This command will remove the record about this website from the toolkit, but website files and the database will not be physically removed.

 

[KlausZ]

thanks, this helps.

 

[CercamiFacile]

Hi, I have the same problem with different sites on u server. Is there a solution to fix them all at once?
Thanks

 

[Evgeny]

@CercamiFacile cli command is able to detach only one installation per call. If these installations are shown in UI, you can use a filter (located on the top right) then use bulk detach.

 

[CercamiFacile]

I filter it, but this is non a solution.

 

[Evgeny]

Do you want to fix "broken" state of installations, detach all of them, or something else?

Each installation can have its own issue that makes it "broken" and should be fixed individually. "broken" means something went wrong when WPTK interact with the installation via wp-cli. After fixing the error, the installation will automatically become "alive" after the next cache invalidation.

 

[CercamiFacile]

I have the problem that tells me that I have a bad (false) and a correct (true) installation.

 

[path]

I was also receiving mails with error message

Failed to reset cache for the instance #2: Error: This does not seem to be a WordPress installation.
Pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` or run `wp core download`.

Following Security best pracises (see here and here) I have moved 'wp-config.php' outside of root (one directory above the web root) and the wordpress core files into its own directory called 'wp'.

Can I tell already registered entries in WPTK where to correctly find the core files? If so, how? How should I pass --path=`path/to/wordpress` ?

 

[Evgeny]

WordPress directory must match the following requirements:

1. contain wp-content folder;
2. contain wp-includes folder;
3. contain the wp-config.php file in the current or parent directory.

For any other configuration WPTK may incorrectly detect the "main" WordPress path that is used for interaction via wp-cli. The wrong directory (or directory that cannot be recognized as WP directory by wp-cli) can cause this error.

Nowadays WPTK doesn't support any other customizations. You can check the path by using this command:

plesk ext wp-toolkit --list