Title: 'missing temporary folder' error when uploading media
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# 'missing temporary folder' error when uploading media

 *  [Ballance1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ballance1/)
 * (@ballance1)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-error-when-uploading-media/)
 * I’ve checked the path is correct, tried different paths and folders, but cannot
   upload media without getting the ‘missing temporary folder’ error. I’m using 
   Yahoo web hosting. I’ve searched through dozens of posts but haven’t found a 
   solution yet. Can anyone please help?

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 *  Thread Starter [Ballance1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ballance1/)
 * (@ballance1)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-error-when-uploading-media/#post-2535992)
 * also the script is showing the following:
 * [28-Jan-2012 13:29:27] PHP Warning: File upload error – unable to create a temporary
   file in Unknown on line 0

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