Title: Issue with API Key
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Issue with API Key

 *  Resolved [vmr907](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmr907/)
 * (@vmr907)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/)
 * Hello,
 * I have been using your plugin for some time now, and out of the blue it is asking
   me to re-enter the API Key on one of my sites. When I proceed to manually enter
   the key, I receive the following error:
 * Sucuri: Storage is not writable: /home/mywebsite/wp-content/uploads/sucuri/sucuri-
   settings.php
 * What can I do to rectify this situation?
 * Thank you in advance for your assistance.
 * Cheers,
 * Victor
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sucuri-scanner/)

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 *  [yorman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yorman/)
 * (@yorman)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552525)
 * Use the file manager provided by your hosting company _(if using cPanel)_ or 
   FTP to navigate to this directory [1], then grant write privileges so the plugin
   can store the settings in that _“sucuri-settings.php”_ file.
 * Since version 1.7.18 the plugin stopped using the database to store its settings
   and now it is using a plain text file. If you grant write privileges to that 
   directory the issue will be resolved.
 * [1] `/home/mywebsite/wp-content/uploads/sucuri/`
 *  [stampthis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stampthis/)
 * (@stampthis)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552589)
 * I have no link as you described in my wp-content/uploads directory, yorman, but
   I do have the sucuri-scanner file under plugins. Should I change that one?
 *  [yorman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yorman/)
 * (@yorman)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552619)
 * [@stampthis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stampthis/) the directory _“
   sucuri-scanner”_ is where the plugin’s code lives. The directory in the uploads
   folder is where its settings are stored, we use this location by default because
   usually the uploads directory must be writable in order to allow WordPress to
   upload files.
 * You don’t need to change anything if you are not experiencing any problem with
   the default configuration, otherwise I suggest you to create the _“sucuri”_ directory
   inside uploads and grant write permissions so the plugin can store its settings
   and security logs there.
 *  [stampthis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stampthis/)
 * (@stampthis)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552622)
 * Thank you. I’ll try that [@yorman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yorman/).
   And yes, I AM having issues of it not taking the API key. As usual, Sucuri is
   the best!
 *  [stampthis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stampthis/)
 * (@stampthis)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552625)
 * Worked like a charm even though I was holding my breath! You’re the best! Thank
   you AND the Sucuri staff who were really on top of all my email requests.

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 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [stampthis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stampthis/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-api-key/#post-7552625)
 * Status: resolved