Title: plugin activate error
Last modified: August 2, 2021

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# plugin activate error

 *  Resolved [zbojnik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zbojnik/)
 * (@zbojnik)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-activate-error-4/)
 * Hi,
    on new install WP 5.8 I get error during activation of plugin. from debug:
   PHP Warning: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/.postman_f83d380a.
   lock) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/….) in /home/…./wp-content/plugins/
   post-smtp/Postman/PostmanUtils.php on line 241

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 *  Thread Starter [zbojnik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zbojnik/)
 * (@zbojnik)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-activate-error-4/#post-14726972)
 * Fixed after correct path set in advaced settings -> Temporary Directory
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by [zbojnik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zbojnik/).
 *  [Tim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tneville/)
 * (@tneville)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-activate-error-4/#post-14761194)
 * Hi [@zbojnik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zbojnik/),
 * Thanks for feeding back!
 * Kind Regards,
    Tim

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 * Last reply from: [Tim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tneville/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-activate-error-4/#post-14761194)
 * Status: resolved