Title: participants database setup
Last modified: September 10, 2022

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# participants database setup

 *  [Boertje](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boertje/)
 * (@boertje)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/participants-database-setup/)
 * I am trying to install participant database. But it doesn’t start properly, I
   get the following error:
    The configured upload folder “/home/sdrplay/domains/***.
   nl/public_html/wp-content/uploads/participants-database/” for the participant
   database is not writable. This means that plugin file uploads fail, check the“
   File Upload Location” participant database for the correct path.
 * Am I supposed to create that folder myself? At least I don’t see it with FileZilla
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by [Boertje](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boertje/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fparticipants-database-setup%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [Boertje](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boertje/)
 * (@boertje)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/participants-database-setup/#post-15996992)
 * Created the folder and set the permissions to 0777. Still I keep getting the 
   same message.
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by [Boertje](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boertje/).
 *  Plugin Author [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * (@xnau)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/participants-database-setup/#post-15997812)
 * I suggest you start by reading the help section for this setting, it should help
   you get that working:
 * [File Upload Location](https://xnau.com/work/wordpress-plugins/participants-database/participants-database-documentation/participants-database-settings-help/)
 * Let us know if you can’t get it to accept the location as writable.

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Roland Barker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xnau/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/participants-database-setup/#post-15997812)
 * Status: not resolved