[Waiting for user feedback] There was a problem creating the .mo files
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Background of the issue:
I am trying to generate .mo files for WPML String Translation on my site hidden link. WPML String Translation uses .mo files instead of database calls, and these files need to be generated for translations to appear on the front-end. The folder permissions are already set to 755.
Symptoms:
There was a problem creating the .mo files. The error message suggests trying again now or later by going to WPML->Theme and plugins localization.
Questions:
Why is there a problem creating the .mo files even though the folder permissions are set to 755?
How can I successfully generate the .mo files for WPML String Translation?
Here is the forum ticket. After taking a backup file and restoring your site on my localhost, I can generate MO files as well. I suspect that there is an issue on your hosting that prevents WPML plugin from generating MO files to the folder /wp-content/languages/wpml/
can you please contact your hosting support and ask them to monitor the issue when you generate the MO files from the modal box?
Our 2nd tier support checked your site and saw that, there is a 403 error for the API URL hidden link in the console so that it could be blocked from the server. Can you please ask the hosting support if they block the Rest API call from WPML?
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