wpsnoop: fix Prevent Files / Folders Access plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Prevent Files / Folders Access conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.

Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Prevent Files / Folders Access, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Prevent Files / Folders Access.

Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Prevent Files / Folders Access leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Prevent Files / Folders Access version 2.4.3 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Prevent Files / Folders Access to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.4.3 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 2.4.3 of Prevent Files / Folders Access behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Prevent Files / Folders Access by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Summary of WordPress plugin analysis: Prevent Files / Folders Access

Plugin Slug: prevent-file-access Internal ID: 55385 Addon Type: Plugin Version: 2.4.3 Price: Free Source: WordPress.org Files: 56 (1.45MB) Short Codes: [ / ] 0 Database Tables: 0 Function Count: 14 Code Review: Search Provit

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Which new files does Prevent Files / Folders Access add to WordPress?

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The plugin Prevent Files / Folders Access added 56 new files when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Type & Path	Size	Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/	1.45MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/	1.40MB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/class-media-restriction-admin.php	28.90kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/class-media-restriction-customer.php	14.48kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/	229.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/bootstrap.min.css	152.11kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/font-awesome.min.css	28.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css	13.30kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/media-restriction-admin.css	4.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/phone.css	13.04kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/css/style.css	18.25kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/	884.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot	74.42kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg	381.97kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf	148.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff	88.03kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff2	70.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/fonts/FontAwesome.otf	121.66kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/images/	64.64kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/images/flags16.png	61.80kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/images/logo.png	2.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/index.php	26.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/js/	154.87kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/js/custom.js	1.71kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js	79.95kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/js/media-restriction-admin.js	55.74kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/js/phone.js	17.47kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/partials/	57.40kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/partials/media-restriction-admin-display.php	49.61kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/admin/partials/media-restriction-feedback.php	7.79kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/	14.05kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/class-media-restriction-activator.php	665.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/class-media-restriction-deactivator.php	675.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/class-media-restriction-i18n.php	972.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/class-media-restriction-loader.php	4.89kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/class-media-restriction.php	6.88kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/includes/index.php	26.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/index.php	26.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/languages/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/languages/media-restriction.pot		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/LICENSE.txt	18.00kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/media-restriction.php	2.29kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/	6.26kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/class-media-restriction-public.php	2.67kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/css/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/css/media-restriction-public.css		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/images/	3.27kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/images/logo.png	2.84kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/images/miniorange.png	446.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/index.php	26.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/js/		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/js/media-restriction-public.js		No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/partials/	302.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/public/partials/media-restriction-public-display.php	302.00B	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/README.txt	6.08kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/prevent-file-access/uninstall.php	1.06kB	No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Prevent Files / Folders Access add to WordPress?

The plugin Prevent Files / Folders Access did not add any shortcodes when it was installed with WP-CLI in our WordPress test environment.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Prevent Files / Folders Access?

Prevent Files / Folders Access did not create any new database tables when it was installed. It is possible that the plugin creates new database tables after an initial setup or configuration or after some period of use.

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Prevent Files / Folders Access?

When Prevent Files / Folders Access was activated and loaded for the first time it created 2 new options in the wp_options table. Any known conflicts will be shown in red.

Option Name		Known Conflicts
host_name		Potential conflict with 9 plugins or themes
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mo_enable_media_restriction		The mo_enable_media_restriction option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
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During use Prevent Files / Folders Access may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

After disabling and deleting Prevent Files / Folders Access there were 3 options still present in the wp-options table:

host_name
mo_enable_media_restriction
recently_activated

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What new PHP functions does Prevent Files / Folders Access declare when it is active?

Installing Prevent Files / Folders Access added 14 new functions to Wordpress at run-time. These functions are internal and generally aren't meant to be used except by developpers who wish to interface with the plugin to enhance or alter its behavior.

Function	Conflicts	Common Errors
activate_media_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare activate_media_restriction()
deactivate_media_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare deactivate_media_restriction()
mo_media_restrict_account_setup	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_account_setup()
mo_media_restrict_directory_has_subdirectory	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_directory_has_subdirectory()
mo_media_restrict_directory_print	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_directory_print()
mo_media_restrict_file_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_file_restriction()
mo_media_restrict_folder_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_folder_restriction()
mo_media_restrict_licensing_tab	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_licensing_tab()
mo_media_restrict_page_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_page_restriction()
mo_media_restrict_page_ui	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_page_ui()
mo_media_restrict_protected_folder	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restrict_protected_folder()
mo_media_restriction_feedback_request	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_media_restriction_feedback_request()
mo_prevent_show_bfs_note	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare mo_prevent_show_bfs_note()
run_media_restriction	0 conflicts	Fatal error: Cannot redeclare run_media_restriction()

Using Prevent Files / Folders Access from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.

How to install Prevent Files / Folders Access from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install prevent-file-access

How to activate Prevent Files / Folders Access from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Prevent Files / Folders Access after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install prevent-file-access --activate

How to reinstall Prevent Files / Folders Access from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Prevent Files / Folders Access which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install prevent-file-access --force

How to update Prevent Files / Folders Access to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update prevent-file-access

How to delete Prevent Files / Folders Access from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete prevent-file-access

Where can you download earlier versions of Prevent Files / Folders Access?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Prevent Files / Folders Access from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Prevent Files / Folders Access

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Prevent Files / Folders Access. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.