Title: [Plugin: The Piecemaker 2] invalid header
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: The Piecemaker 2] invalid header

 *  [RobertKn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertkn/)
 * (@robertkn)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/)
 * during installation i got the invalid header message
 * I use WordPress 3.04 German

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 *  [MPC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/massiveprocreation/)
 * (@massiveprocreation)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1869972)
 * Hi, do you have PHP5 enabled?
 *  Thread Starter [RobertKn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertkn/)
 * (@robertkn)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1869985)
 * yes !
 * It works if i download it and install per upload.
    The error occoured when i 
   intall direct.
 * best regards.
 *  [cwgservices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwgservices/)
 * (@cwgservices)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870243)
 * I have had this, plus the management panel is giving me trouble. Used this on
   a test site (version before the latest update) and it worked well. Have not been
   able to get it to work with latest version on the real site that is now late 
   as a result. Very disappointed.
 * Clarification:
    –got the error on installation, downloaded / uploaded instead,
   that gave trouble, unpacked downloaded version and installed inner zip file, 
   that installed okay but management panel not working.
 *  [c.burkill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cburkill/)
 * (@cburkill)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870269)
 * [@cwgservices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwgservices/) I’ve had a similar
   problem to you. Piecemaker just wont install through the admin backend. I used
   to get an error when extracting the zip file locally and I’ve just downloaded
   the zip again and this time a unexpected error 0x80004005 in a swf file occurred
   when I try and extract it.
 * I’ve been trying to install this plugin for about a week now as the screenshot
   looks brilliant. I’ve managed to manually install but get an error when activating.
   I thought it was my installation, but after a lot of playing around, its either
   the plugin or the way it’s been compressed!
 *  [cwgservices](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwgservices/)
 * (@cwgservices)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870270)
 * Update: I did manage to install, finally. I unzipped it locally, then uploaded
   via ftp. The trick is, there is a folder called the-piecemaker-image-rotator 
   inside the-piecemaker-image-rotator.1.1 and it is that inner directory that needs
   to be uploaded to the site’s plugins directory. If you do that activation works
   and takes care of the rest.
 *  [craigmusselman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/craigmusselman/)
 * (@craigmusselman)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870314)
 * yes you need to upload the zip file INSIDE “the-piecemaker-image-rotator.1.1 ”
   or you get an error thanks.
 *  [mjefferson96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjefferson96/)
 * (@mjefferson96)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870315)
 * Exactly, I found the piecemaker.zip inside the the-piecemaker-image-rotator.1.1.
   zip file and that is what will install properly.
 * MJ

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-the-piecemaker-2-invalid-header/#post-1870315)
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