Plugins missing from manage plugins

why is there a php.ini in your plugins directory? I can tell you thats NOT doing anything for you.

what happens when you delete that?

Not sure why its there, actually I didn’t realize it. The description says :”This file controls many aspects of PHP’s behavior. In order for PHP to
; read it, it must be named ‘php.ini’. PHP looks for it in the current
; working directory, in the path designated by the environment variable
; PHPRC, and in the path that was defined in compile time (in that order).”
Wouldn’t it cause me problems if I delete it?

I know what the file says, and what is is. I didnt ask that, but thanks.

Wouldn’t it cause me problems if I delete it?

No, which is why I suggested deleting it.

Thanks for the advice. I removed it.

I still need to figure out why my manage plugins page is empty and how to restore them.

I discovered the problem. I use the Tidy-Up Plugin. When I was notified there was an update, I used automatic update. Once this plugin was updated, it caused all plugins to be removed from Manage Plugins. I discovered this when my subdomain had the same update and after updating, it also removed the Manage List. I was able to screen back and then deactivate the plugin and the Manage Plugin list returned.