Title: cannot update plugins
Last modified: July 31, 2018

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# cannot update plugins

 *  [fambooks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fambooks/)
 * (@fambooks)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-plugins-5/)
 * I cannot update any of my plugins or my theme and there seems an error message
   in the backend:
 * [30-Jul-2018 16:06:48 Europe/Berlin] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception
    ‘Zend\
   Cache\Exception\InvalidArgumentException’ with message ‘Cache directory ‘/tmp’
   not readable’ in /kunden/470014_42657/rp-hosting/12641/10/famart.de/wp-content/
   plugins/shariff-sharing/backend/vendor/zendframework/zend-cache/Zend/Cache/Storage/
   Adapter/FilesystemOptions.php:138 Stack trace: #0 /kunden/470014_42657/rp-hosting/
   12641/10/famart.de/wp-content/plugins/shariff-sharing/backend/src/Backend.php(
   30): Zend\Cache\Storage\Adapter\FilesystemOptions->setCacheDir(‘/tmp’) #1 /kunden/
   470014_42657/rp-hosting/12641/10/famart.de/wp-content/plugins/shariff-sharing/
   backend/index.php(41): Heise\Shariff\Backend->__construct(Array) #2 /kunden/470014_42657/
   rp-hosting/12641/10/famart.de/wp-content/plugins/shariff-sharing/backend/index.
   php(46): Application::run() #3 {main} thrown in /kunden/470014_42657/rp-hosting/
   12641/10/famart.de/wp-content/plugins/shariff-sharing/backend/vendor/zendframework/
   zend-cache/Zend/Cache/Storage/Adapter/FilesystemOptions.php on line 138
 * I have de-actived sharif, but this doesn’t make a difference, I still cannot 
   update my plugins.
    Can you tell me what to do? thank,s Petra
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-update-plugins-5%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Cetheus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cetheus/)
 * (@cetheus)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-plugins-5/#post-10626557)
 * Hi Petra,
    I don’t know if you solved this issue allready. But if not:
 * The error message says “Cache directory ‘/tmp’ not readable’”
    It seems you have
   a tmp folder in your root directory or WordPress directory, which is not fully
   accessible. You should check, if the directory is configured at least with chmod
   755 or higher.
 * Then you should be able to update your Plugins again.
    Greetings Sascha

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-plugins-5/#post-10626557)
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