If the plugins directory won't generate, it can mean plugins either won't be loaded or could prevent the server from starting entirely. This error is quite rare, as it typically requires a very uncommon user error to occur.
This usually occurs if a regular file has been created named "plugins", meaning rather than existing as a directory (a folder), it already exists as a text file of the same name.
To solve this issue, you would just need to delete the file named "plugins" so that it can be regenerated as a directory.
# Example Server Log
[Server] Server thread/CRITICAL ErrorException: "mkdir(): No such file or directory" (EXCEPTION) in "src/pocketmine/Server" at line 1432
[Server] Server thread/DEBUG #0 (): pocketmine\{closure}(integer 2, string mkdir(): No such file or directory, string phar:///pmmp_65_1.2.phar/src/pocketmine/Server.php, integer 1432, array Array())
[Server] Server thread/DEBUG #1 src/pocketmine/Server(1432): mkdir(string /plugins/, integer 511)
[Server] Server thread/DEBUG #2 src/pocketmine/PocketMine(553): pocketmine\Server->__construct(BaseClassLoader object, pocketmine\utils\MainLogger object, string phar:///pmmp_65_1.2.phar/, string /, string /plugins/)
[Server] Server thread/DEBUG #3 /pmmp_65_1.2.phar(1): require(string phar:///pmmp_65_1.2.phar/src/pocketmine/PocketMine.php)
# How to Delete the Plugin File
- Access your control panel and Shut Down your server.
- Navigate to your server files.
- Select the
pluginsfile and click Delete. - Start or restart your server if it is already running
That's it! Once your server boots up, it will regenerate the plugins folder as expected.
