Title: plugin failure
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# plugin failure

 *  Resolved [whiteduck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteduck/)
 * (@whiteduck)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-failure-1/)
 * I developed my own website using guidelines for a wordpress site and it all works
   for me. There a few things I have changed but originally I did install a flash
   player plugin with no problems.
    I upgraded to version 3.0 wordpress. I wanted
   to install a slideshow plugin but it has failed. Just to check, I tried installing
   another plugin but it also failed with the same message.
 * The following message occurred ( I removed the whole address from each message
   to simplify it) >>
 * Downloading install package from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-gallery-slideshow.zip…](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-gallery-slideshow.zip…)
 * Warning: is_dir() [function.is-dir]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/
   tmp/php_upload) is not within the allowed path(s): wp-admin/includes/file.php
   on line 170
 * Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
   File(/tmp//wordpress-gallery-slideshow.tmp) is not within the allowed path(s):
   
   wp-includes/functions.php on line 2237
 * Warning: touch() [function.touch]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/
   tmp/wordpress-gallery-slideshow.tmp) is not within the allowed path(s):
    includes/
   file.php on line 199
 * Download failed. Could not create Temporary file.
 * Can someone clear this up for me?
    Thanks WD

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 *  [Earnalot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/earnalot/)
 * (@earnalot)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-failure-1/#post-1589418)
 * I receive the same ‘Download failed. Could not create Temporary file’ message
   for everything I try to do with WordPress (I guess host 4 profit is just not 
   compatable. To by-pass the problem I install everything manually using [‘FileZilla’](http://filezilla-project.org/)
   it is very simple to use (I have almost zero technical knowledge).
    Alternatively
   you could just not bother with the plug-in and simply embed a photo video onto
   your web site. I use a terrific free program which you can find at: [‘Article Converter For Photo’s’](http://earnalot.org/articleconverter/article-converter-for-photos/)
   To see it’s capability’s click the link at the bottom of that page
 *  Thread Starter [whiteduck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteduck/)
 * (@whiteduck)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-failure-1/#post-1589445)
 * thanks Earnalot
    I tried downloading it then FTP to plugins folder and it works.
   But I don’t understand why the direct download didn’t work. Anyway , thanks for
   your help and I will check out that program. cheers WD

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-failure-1/#post-1589445)
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