“Missing a temporary folder” error

  • Hi all!

    I just installed wordpress and can’t upload any files because of this error. I searched all over the internet and tried all solutions I could find, including writing define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/wp-content/temp/’); in wp-config file, adding php.ini file in the root, changing file/folder permissions etc but nothing seems to work. nothing!

    I really hope anyone else has any advice on what I can try… I really would be great if someone from support could have a look at the website but I couldn’t find the support email.

    Thanks in advance!!

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

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  • There is no support email for the WordPress CMS.

    I would take a look at your site itself but I doubt that would tell me much and you didn’t provide a URL so I can’t look.

    Make sure that temp directory exists and is owned by the same user that owns the WordPress and that it has the proper permissions.

    Thread Starter leezlex

    (@leezlex)

    Hi,

    thank you for your reply. I did create the temp directory in wp-content folder, and set all permissions to 777. Still doesn’t work…

    here is the link to the website just in case (there is nothing yet because i cant upload anything):

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    See if this helps: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-missing-a-temporary-folder-error-in-wordpress/

    Thread Starter leezlex

    (@leezlex)

    Hi Steve, thank you for the link. i tried the solutions listed there already, none of them worked. I contacted the hosting provider (Wedos), but no news from them yet…

    i looked through the folder structure more thoroughly and discovered that in wp-content there is a directory called “uploads”, and inside there are folders “2019” and “et_temp”. could those be actual directories that are supposed to be temp?

    hope it’s not a too silly question, im new to wordpress

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    no.

    Please wait for a response from your host.

    Thread Starter leezlex

    (@leezlex)

    fixed!

    apparently I had to add “tmp” folder in the root directory.

    thanks all for your help.

    @leezlex Thanks! It solved to me, It was driving me crazy

    Thanks, Steve. I’ll post my question in the “how to and troubleshooting” part of the forum.

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