From 0d40aa4f4b6c9ee1fc35cfd249df5fe8882c2b52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anthony <tony@mightybox.io>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:14:16 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: cache state detection - add --allow-root fallback,
 capture error detail for diagnostics

---
 scripts/check_litespeed.php | 18 ++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/check_litespeed.php b/scripts/check_litespeed.php
index f034f87..7ce78d4 100644
--- a/scripts/check_litespeed.php
+++ b/scripts/check_litespeed.php
@@ -78,14 +78,24 @@ function get_cache_state() {
         return ['enabled' => null, 'note' => 'WordPress or WP-CLI not found'];
     }
 
-    $result = run_command("sudo -u litespeed " . escapeshellarg($wp) . " --path=" . escapeshellarg($wp_root) . " litespeed-option get cache 2>/dev/null");
-    if ($result['return_var'] !== 0 || empty($result['output'][0])) {
-        return ['enabled' => null, 'note' => 'LiteSpeed Cache plugin not active or unavailable'];
+    // Try as litespeed user first (same pattern as manage_litespeed.php)
+    $cmd = "sudo -u litespeed " . escapeshellarg($wp) . " --path=" . escapeshellarg($wp_root) . " litespeed-option get cache 2>&1";
+    $result = run_command($cmd);
+
+    // Fallback: run as root with --allow-root (read-only operation, safe)
+    if ($result['return_var'] !== 0 || empty($result['output'])) {
+        $cmd = escapeshellarg($wp) . " --path=" . escapeshellarg($wp_root) . " litespeed-option get cache --allow-root 2>&1";
+        $result = run_command($cmd);
+    }
+
+    if ($result['return_var'] !== 0 || empty($result['output'])) {
+        $detail = !empty($result['output']) ? implode(' ', $result['output']) : 'no output';
+        return ['enabled' => null, 'note' => 'LiteSpeed Cache plugin not active or unavailable: ' . $detail];
     }
 
     $value = trim($result['output'][0]);
     return [
-        'enabled' => $value === '1',
+        'enabled' => ($value === '1'),
         'raw' => $value
     ];
 }