Title: cache folder
Last modified: June 18, 2021

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# cache folder

 *  Resolved [peterkuwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterkuwi/)
 * (@peterkuwi)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-folder-5/)
 * Hi,
 * I havn´t downloaded and installed the plugin yet, so this is a pre-install question.
   I´ve read that when I use the option HDD Cache for caching, it is necesary to
   create a new folder in wp-content named cache with folder permissions set to 
   777.
 * Now, in my wp-content folder there is already a folder called cache and it contains
   another folder for my wpml plugin. Its rights are set to 755.
 * My question: can I use this folder, changing its permissions to 777, or can there
   be any conflict with wpml?
 * Thanks in advance
 * Peter
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   to see the link]_

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 *  [Stefan Kalscheuer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stklcode/)
 * (@stklcode)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-folder-5/#post-14571910)
 * Hi [@peterkuwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterkuwi/),
 * Cachify stores its data in a subdirectory `wp-content/cache/cachify`.
 * The `cache` directory must be readable and writable by the user running the PHP
   process and readble by the user running the webserver (if different). This should
   be the case already, otherwise several WP functions would complain.
 * Cachify creates the necessary structure during the installation. There should
   be no need to grant extended permissions manually (777 is most likely unnecessarily
   high, if the server is well configured, 77x or 75x is typically fine).
 * Cheers,
    Stefan
 *  Plugin Support [Torsten Landsiedel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zodiac1978/)
 * (@zodiac1978)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-folder-5/#post-14572437)
 * Hi [@peterkuwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterkuwi/)
 * [@stklcode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stklcode/) is correct with his
   explanations about permissions. 777 shouldn’t be necessary.
 * Although we write this in our documentation:
    [https://cachify.pluginkollektiv.org/documentation/#hard-disk-hdd-cache](https://cachify.pluginkollektiv.org/documentation/#hard-disk-hdd-cache)
 * There is sentence in a parenthesis after that saying:
 * > later also more restrictive if the functionality of the plugin is not affected
 * So if there is a folder with 755 as permission this will suffice for us too. 
   🙂
 * All the best
    Torsten
 *  Thread Starter [peterkuwi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterkuwi/)
 * (@peterkuwi)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cache-folder-5/#post-14574651)
 * Hi Stefan and Torsten,
 * thank you both for the quick response and helpful information. Will keep your
   suggestions in mind.
 * Best regards
 * Peter

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