Activation fails: wp-config.php not writable
Plugin refuses to activate, saying wp-config.php is not writable even at 700 or 777, especially when WordPress sits in a subdirectory.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 25 June 2019 · last reported 1 June 2025
What's going wrong
Site owners installing this WordPress database prefix plugin often see a message that wp-config.php must be writable, and the plugin deactivates itself.
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