Title: “Missing a temporary folder” error
Last modified: May 8, 2020

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# “Missing a temporary folder” error

 *  [leezlex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leezlex/)
 * (@leezlex)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/)
 * Hi all!
 * I just installed wordpress and can’t upload any files because of this error. 
   I searched all over the internet and tried all solutions I could find, including
   writing define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/wp-content/temp/’); in wp-
   config file, adding php.ini file in the root, changing file/folder permissions
   etc but nothing seems to work. nothing!
 * I really hope anyone else has any advice on what I can try… I really would be
   great if someone from support could have a look at the website but I couldn’t
   find the support email.
 * Thanks in advance!!
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
 * 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-error-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/)
 * (@jnashhawkins)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12223515)
 * There is no support email for the WordPress CMS.
 * I would take a look at your site itself but I doubt that would tell me much and
   you didn’t provide a URL so I can’t look.
 * Make sure that temp directory exists and is owned by the same user that owns 
   the WordPress and that it has the proper permissions.
 *  Thread Starter [leezlex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leezlex/)
 * (@leezlex)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12223545)
 * Hi,
 * thank you for your reply. I did create the temp directory in wp-content folder,
   and set all permissions to 777. Still doesn’t work…
 * here is the link to the website just in case (there is nothing yet because i 
   cant upload anything):
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12223685)
 * See if this helps: [https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-missing-a-temporary-folder-error-in-wordpress/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-missing-a-temporary-folder-error-in-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [leezlex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leezlex/)
 * (@leezlex)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12224016)
 * Hi Steve, thank you for the link. i tried the solutions listed there already,
   none of them worked. I contacted the hosting provider (Wedos), but no news from
   them yet…
 * i looked through the folder structure more thoroughly and discovered that in 
   wp-content there is a directory called “uploads”, and inside there are folders“
   2019” and “et_temp”. could those be actual directories that are supposed to be
   temp?
 * hope it’s not a too silly question, im new to wordpress
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12224039)
 * no.
 * Please wait for a response from your host.
 *  Thread Starter [leezlex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leezlex/)
 * (@leezlex)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12224507)
 * fixed!
 * apparently I had to add “tmp” folder in the root directory.
 * thanks all for your help.
 *  [Luis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chuo999/)
 * (@chuo999)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12466320)
 * [@leezlex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leezlex/) Thanks! It solved to
   me, It was driving me crazy
 *  [made2105](https://wordpress.org/support/users/made2105/)
 * (@made2105)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-error-3/#post-12513164)
 * Thanks, Steve. I’ll post my question in the “how to and troubleshooting” part
   of the forum.

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