Title: Missing a temporary folder.
Last modified: January 20, 2021

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# Missing a temporary folder.

 *  [abiddigisol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abiddigisol/)
 * (@abiddigisol)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-41/)
 * I am getting (Missing a temporary folder) issue in 3sites while uploading media
   files and Plugins installation Or update. I create a temp folder in wp-content
   and it’s fixed for a single site plugin update and installation issue but not
   doing for my main site.
 * I put this code in wp-config.php file
    define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’, dirname(__FILE__).‘/
   wp-content/temp/’); The issue is while uploading Media files. Please guide me
   on how I can fix it. Thank you
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [abiddigisol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abiddigisol/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmissing-a-temporary-folder-41%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-41/#post-13939775)
 * Verify that the folder’s permissions allow the user WP runs as to both read and
   write. On Linux servers, the permission is usually 755, where only the folder’s
   owner can write. You might need to either `chown` (change owner) on the folder,
   changing to the WP user; or use 775 so any user in the related group can write.
 * ETA: “WP user” here means the system user that PHP and WP uses, not users registered
   within WP.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/).

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 * Last reply from: [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-41/#post-13939775)
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