Magento2 file_put_contents - magento2

Question

I've just installed (uploaded) a new extension onto my Magento2 store, however after compiling and deploying I constantly run into the following error:
1 exception(s):
Exception #0 (Exception): Warning: file_put_contents(/var/www/html/pub/static/frontend/smart_media/smart_media1/th_TH/css/themes.css): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/html/vendor/oyejorge/less.php/lessc.inc.php on line 177
Exception #0 (Exception): Warning: file_put_contents(/var/www/html/pub/static/frontend/smart_media/smart_media1/th_TH/css/themes.css): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/html/vendor/oyejorge/less.php/lessc.inc.php on line 177
#0 [internal function]: Magento\Framework\App\ErrorHandler->handler(2, 'file_put_conten...', '/var/www/html/v...', 177, Array)
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/oyejorge/less.php/lessc.inc.php(177): file_put_contents('/var/www/html/p...', '/* Less Variabl...')
#2 /var/www/html/app/code/Rokanthemes/Themeoption/Observer/RefreshStyleObserver.php(58): lessc->compileFile('/var/www/html/a...', '/var/www/html/p...')
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Event/Invoker/InvokerDefault.php(72): Rokanthemes\Themeoption\Observer\RefreshStyleObserver->execute(Object(Magento\Framework\Event\Observer))
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Event/Invoker/InvokerDefault.php(60): Magento\Framework\Event\Invoker\InvokerDefault->_callObserverMethod(Object(Rokanthemes\Themeoption\Observer\RefreshStyleObserver), Object(Magento\Framework\Event\Observer))
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Event/Manager.php(66): Magento\Framework\Event\Invoker\InvokerDefault->dispatch(Array, Object(Magento\Framework\Event\Observer))
#6 /var/www/html/generated/code/Magento/Framework/Event/Manager/Proxy.php(95): Magento\Framework\Event\Manager->dispatch('layout_generate...', Array)
#7 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/View/Layout/Builder.php(134): Magento\Framework\Event\Manager\Proxy->dispatch('layout_generate...', Array)
#8 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/View/Page/Builder.php(55): Magento\Framework\View\Layout\Builder->generateLayoutBlocks()
#9 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/View/Layout/Builder.php(65): Magento\Framework\View\Page\Builder->generateLayoutBlocks()
#10 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/View/Layout.php(254): Magento\Framework\View\Layout\Builder->build()
#11 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/View/Layout.php(876): Magento\Framework\View\Layout->build()
#12 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/module-cms/Helper/Page.php(171): Magento\Framework\View\Layout->getBlock('page_content_he...')
#13 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/module-cms/Controller/Index/Index.php(43): Magento\Cms\Helper\Page->prepareResultPage(Object(Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index\Interceptor), 'home')
#14 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/App/Action/Action.php(107): Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index->execute()
#15 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(58): Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action->dispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#16 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(138): Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index\Interceptor->___callParent('dispatch', Array)
#17 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(153): Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index\Interceptor->Magento\Framework\Interception\{closure}(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#18 /var/www/html/generated/code/Magento/Cms/Controller/Index/Index/Interceptor.php(26): Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index\Interceptor->___callPlugins('dispatch', Array, Array)
#19 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/App/FrontController.php(55): Magento\Cms\Controller\Index\Index\Interceptor->dispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#20 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(58): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController->dispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#21 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(138): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->___callParent('dispatch', Array)
#22 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/module-store/App/FrontController/Plugin/RequestPreprocessor.php(94): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->Magento\Framework\Interception\{closure}(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#23 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(135): Magento\Store\App\FrontController\Plugin\RequestPreprocessor->aroundDispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor), Object(Closure), Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#24 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/module-page-cache/Model/App/FrontController/BuiltinPlugin.php(73): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->Magento\Framework\Interception\{closure}(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#25 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(135): Magento\PageCache\Model\App\FrontController\BuiltinPlugin->aroundDispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor), Object(Closure), Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#26 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php(153): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->Magento\Framework\Interception\{closure}(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#27 /var/www/html/generated/code/Magento/Framework/App/FrontController/Interceptor.php(26): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->___callPlugins('dispatch', Array, Array)
#28 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/App/Http.php(135): Magento\Framework\App\FrontController\Interceptor->dispatch(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Request\Http))
#29 /var/www/html/vendor/magento/framework/App/Bootstrap.php(256): Magento\Framework\App\Http->launch()
#30 /var/www/html/pub/index.php(37): Magento\Framework\App\Bootstrap->run(Object(Magento\Framework\App\Http\Interceptor))
#31 {main}
I've searched for many solutions, tried to fix permissions, re-deploy static content, remove generated folder, change permissions etc. but to no avail. Some expert insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much

Answer 1

It sounds like potentially the directory target it is trying to write to (smart_media/smart_media1/th_TH/css) does not exist. You may need to modify the extension so that it creates the directory prior to attempting to write to it.

Answer 2

Looks like there are permission issues. You can check magento docs to set the right permissions. You can try these commands
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;