Title: Missing a temporary folder Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Missing a temporary folder * [jbrsd1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrsd1/) * (@jbrsd1) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/) * I’ve seed this topic discussed but most of the threads are from a couple years ago. * I started getting this error a couple weeks ago: 143.JPG” has failed to upload due to an error Missing a temporary folder. * I’ve tried just about every fix written about here at wordpress support. * I’ve spent many hours on the phone with godaddy and they haven’t been able to help. Tried complete uninstall of my site and clean install. * On 8/4 godaddy upgraded my acct…so you’d think there’s something there but they checked everything. * Any Ideas?? * John Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [keigh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keigh/) * (@keigh) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249456) * I am having exact issue. I am using GoDaddy as host and am getting missing temporary folder issue (wordpres 3.2.1) when I try to upload an image. This is happening on all installs of this version (I have loaded onto a couple different directories with same result). * Thread Starter [jbrsd1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrsd1/) * (@jbrsd1) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249460) * Interesting..for the record, I was able to get the pictures up using the plug- in “add from server”…It’s a work-around, and takes more effort, but it works! * [hbbd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hbbd/) * (@hbbd) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249500) * same issue here, it’s affecting 40+ WordPress installs on my godaddy account and it happened over night. I didn’t do any modification on the server. What caused this and how can it be fixed? I won’t modify every website so hopefully there’s a general fix, if a godaddy rep sees this fast, you better provide a fix please or I will move over 50 domains + hosting away … * also getting this error: **The uploaded file could not be moved to /home/content/…/ wp-content/uploads/2011/10.** * so I cannot upload Media or install a new themes. gotta love godaddy when they make you surprises like this … and moreover after opening a trouble ticket, they just told me that they don’t support third party applications and that I should search on my favorite search engine for a solution … Bravo Godaddy!!! What a service !! * [TAUTOLOGY414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tautology414/) * (@tautology414) * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249506) * I just fixed my problem. I removed ‘php5.ini’ I noticed that I started having problems around the same time that that file had a time stamp. I moved it to another folder to test out my theory. WordPress began to upload properly so I removed it. I have it saved (just in case) but it seems counter productive. * [thaiyoga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thaiyoga/) * (@thaiyoga) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249508) * I have the same issue. Where do I find the ‘php5.ini’ ?? Where do I remove it from? Thanks! * [tsn2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tsn2000/) * (@tsn2000) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249525) * Do we know where to find this php5.ini?? I started having issues this week. Today is my first time uploading since about Monday but I see the “missing temporary folder” today 🙁 Go Daddy has been of no assistance…heck I can’t even get the newer WP to update. They’ve gone through two so far and I’m stuck on the first lol. * [TAUTOLOGY414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tautology414/) * (@tautology414) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249526) * The php5.ini file is in the root. There should be a php.ini file already there so if there is more than one, move the one(s) so that it’s not in the root and that should fix your problem. I say move it b/c if anything else breaks it may be better to have the newer ini file instead of the older one. * [vikas.m.thakur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vikasmthakur/) * (@vikasmthakur) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249527) * Solved by adding the following line in the php.ini file: * `upload_tmp_dir=/tmp/` Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Missing a temporary folder’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [missing a temporary folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing-a-temporary-folder/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 8 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [vikas.m.thakur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vikasmthakur/) * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-8/#post-2249527) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics