Title: Error message when activating plugin
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error message when activating plugin

 *  [GoBigOrange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gobigorange/)
 * (@gobigorange)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/)
 * I upload plugin, activated it, and this is my message:
 *     ```
       BackWPup:
       - Temp folder '/var/www/vhosts/plateaupediatrics.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/tmp/' does not exists!
       - Temp folder '/var/www/vhosts/plateaupediatrics.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/tmp/' is not writeable!
       - Log folder '/var/www/vhosts/plateaupediatrics.com/httpdocs/wp-content/backwpup-c2909-logs/' does not exists!
       - Log folder '/var/www/vhosts/plateaupediatrics.com/httpdocs/wp-content/backwpup-c2909-logs/' is not writeable!
       ```
   
 * I don’t have the slightest idea what this is or how to fix it. My WordPress is
   out of date, which is why I am trying to back it up so that I can update my plugins
   too. Could that be the problem? I can’t find what version of WordPress is currently
   installed either.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/#post-3374173)
 * see: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/cmon-man?replies=5#post-3741304](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/cmon-man?replies=5#post-3741304)
 *  Thread Starter [GoBigOrange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gobigorange/)
 * (@gobigorange)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/#post-3374254)
 * Unfortunately, I don’t understand what those directions are saying. I have changed
   permissions before, but I don’t know what “chmod” or “chown” is referring to.
   Or what this means: “Just double check the www (recursive) directory ownership(
   or chown it as needed), and double check permissions (you might have to chmod
   recursive though).”
 * Or what this means: “created tmp dir”.
 * thank you for any help you can give me. I’m in a little over my head with this
   and my “Dummies” books aren’t shedding any light into it (I don’t even know what
   to google anymore).
 *  Thread Starter [GoBigOrange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gobigorange/)
 * (@gobigorange)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/#post-3374263)
 * I think I fixed the login error that I was getting but when I try to run the 
   backup it just stays at 0%.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/#post-3374266)
 * the cam be a premission problem plase give 777 permission to the folders above.

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## Tags

 * [backing up](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/backing-up/)
 * [updating](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updating/)

 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-when-activating-plugin/#post-3374266)
 * Status: not resolved