Title: Installation Error on redirection.zip Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Installation Error on redirection.zip * [shulsite100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shulsite100/) * (@shulsite100) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-on-redirectionzip/) * I’m trying to install the plugin on an VirtualBox Ubuntu system I have running on my Windows desktop; I have opened up wp-content and wp-content/plugins (chmod 777 ) to no avail, I get this error, which I don’t understand as there is no specific directory mentioned: * Installing plugin from uploaded file: redirection.zip * unpacking the package… * Could not create directory. * Return to the plugin page [this is a link back to the main dashboard plugin page] * What’s the directory it is trying to create, and can i “pre create” it to help the plugin along? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/) The topic ‘Installation Error on redirection.zip’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/redirection/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=983639) * [Redirection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/reviews/) ## Tags * [create directory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/create-directory/) * [Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/install/) * 0 replies * 1 participant * Last reply from: [shulsite100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shulsite100/) * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-on-redirectionzip/) * Status: not resolved