Title: Bad file path for plugins
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Bad file path for plugins

 *  [starwhistle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwhistle/)
 * (@starwhistle)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-file-path-for-plugins/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve set up my shiny new WP blog, and have posting working ok, and themes, and
   media uploads (via the browser route, anyway), but there are a bunch of errors
   when I try to do certain other tasks such as deleting plugins.
 * When I try to delete the Hello, Dolly plugin, I get the following errors:
 *     ```
       Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp//1244642684) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/www/www.example.uk.com) in /home/www/www.example.uk.com/htdocs/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 1924
   
       Warning: touch() [function.touch]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/1244642684) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/www/www.example.uk.com) in /home/www/www.example.uk.com/htdocs/blog/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 174
   
       Warning: fileowner() [function.fileowner]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/1244642684) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/www/www.example.uk.com) in /home/www/www.example.uk.com/htdocs/blog/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 628
   
       Warning: unlink() [function.unlink]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/1244642684) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/www/www.example.uk.com) in /home/www/www.example.uk.com/htdocs/blog/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 630
       ```
   
 * It seems to me that the file path here is nonsense – ‘/home/www/’ and then the
   rest of the address, and that I just need to change a setting so it can find 
   the right path. I’ve tried all day though, and can’t find the setting that needs
   to be changed anywhere. Any ideas anyone?
 * TIA

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-file-path-for-plugins/#post-1100699)
 * The file path looks correct (apart from the example domain name). Have you spoken
   to your hosting provider? Looks like a server restriction.

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 * [file path](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/file-path/)
 * [open_basedir](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/open_basedir/)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-file-path-for-plugins/#post-1100699)
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