Large files in the /tmp directory, can I delete them?

ken yau

• May 04, 2014 07:03

Hello everybody, I find that many big size file named php3mIOMG, phppcIIx2 ,php*******.....exists in the /tmp directory.Some of them are 250MB in size.What are they? Can I delete them? Thank you so much.

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  24x7server

  • May 04, 2014 14:23

  Hello, Yes, You can remove that files from /tmp but first I will suggest you please try to scan your /tmp directory through LMD(Linux Malware Detect) May be that files infected with the malware

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  ken yau

  • May 05, 2014 00:13

  Thank you very much. 24x7server.

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  cPanelMichael

  • May 05, 2014 12:13

  Hello :) You may be able to determine which user the files are coming from, depending on your PHP handler. If you find they are from a single account, and disk space is a concern, you could have that account configure an alternate tmp location. Thank you.

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