Title: Plugin does not have a valid header
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin does not have a valid header

 *  Resolved [lomithrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lomithrani/)
 * (@lomithrani)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-6/)
 * Hello,
    As an intern I’ve been asked to make a blog for my company. I’ve choose
   wordpress because of the multilingual plugins and I need to host it because we
   are in china (and the domain name wordpress.com her is banned). Unfortunately
   their are one a very old debian setup (etch !) and it’s impossible to upgrade
   it (I don’t have enough time and experience to be sure all their website will
   be fully functionning after word). Was really hard to install wordpress already(
   last php on etch was 5.2.0) but I managed to upgrade php manually (version 5.2.9).
   And I could finally install wordpress. Everything seemed to work just fine but
   then I had to install qtranslate plugin (from the control panel with the research
   and all). Said “installed successfully” I then clicked sur activate. And have
   the **Plugin does not have a valid header** Error. I checked the files I chmoded
   777 the directory. Everything is in order php are at their good place (not in
   sub directory which is common with this error). I then thought it might not be
   the plugin but my wordpress. Tried with the most popular plugin next-gen gallery.
   Same problem… Please help me !!!!!

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 *  Thread Starter [lomithrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lomithrani/)
 * (@lomithrani)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-6/#post-3855627)
 * I must add that it doesn’t even apear in the list of deactivated plugins
 *  Thread Starter [lomithrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lomithrani/)
 * (@lomithrani)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-6/#post-3855628)
 * And that I was able to activate perfectly fine askimet that was already available(
   but desactivated)
 *  Thread Starter [lomithrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lomithrani/)
 * (@lomithrani)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-6/#post-3855641)
 * Finally found what the issue was my wordpress directory was owned by root , switched
   it to admin (which is the one I use as a login in my wordpress) worked like a
   charm !

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 * Last reply from: [lomithrani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lomithrani/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-have-a-valid-header-6/#post-3855641)
 * Status: resolved

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