Title: WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::test_check_wp_filesystem_method
Published: May 7, 2019
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::test_check_wp_filesystem_method(): array

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#changelog)

Checks if we can access files without providing credentials.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array The test results.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function test_check_wp_filesystem_method() {
    	// Make sure the `request_filesystem_credentials()` function is available during our REST API call.
    	if ( ! function_exists( 'request_filesystem_credentials' ) ) {
    		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php';
    	}

    	$skin    = new Automatic_Upgrader_Skin();
    	$success = $skin->request_filesystem_credentials( false, ABSPATH );

    	if ( ! $success ) {
    		$description  = __( 'Your installation of WordPress prompts for FTP credentials to perform updates.' );
    		$description .= ' ' . __( '(Your site is performing updates over FTP due to file ownership. Talk to your hosting company.)' );

    		return array(
    			'description' => $description,
    			'severity'    => 'fail',
    		);
    	}

    	return array(
    		'description' => __( 'Your installation of WordPress does not require FTP credentials to perform updates.' ),
    		'severity'    => 'pass',
    	);
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php#L292)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php#L292-L315)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Site_Health_Auto_Updates::run_tests()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/run_tests/)`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health-auto-updates.php` |

Runs tests to determine if auto-updates can run.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_site_health_auto_updates/test_check_wp_filesystem_method/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.2.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.2.0/) | Introduced. |

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