Title: [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] PROBLEM INSTALLING
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] PROBLEM INSTALLING

 *  Resolved [colinbaird@btinternet.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/colinbairdbtinternetcom/)
 * (@colinbairdbtinternetcom)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-problem-installing/)
 * Hi, Could not create directory. /public_html
 * I guess this will be a permissions problem of some kind. Tried changing the permission
   of /public_html but is still came up with message. Do you know what I need to
   do please?
 * Regards
 * Colin
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-problem-installing/#post-2078006)
 * Hi Colin,
 * I’m not sure exactly what issue your having as BackUpWordPress doesn’t try to
   create a folder called public_html.
 * It needs a folder called backups in the wp-content directory which PHP can write
   to.
 * Could you paste the exact error message + where you are seeing it and what you
   did to make it happen.
 * Thanks for using BackUpWordPress.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-problem-installing/#post-2078006)
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