How do I know which linux user Wordpress uses for plugin installation

Question

I\'m trying to setup Wordpress to be able to install plugins via SFTP (SSH) on a Centos 6 VPS.

I\'ve been able to modify wp-config so it uses the right

Answer 1

On your production server, in your WordPress index.php file, at the top, you can temporarily put echo(exec("whoami"));die();

Then browse to your WordPress site and see what user was running. On Ubuntu, mine was www-data.

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