Title: [Plugin: wp Time Machine] fopen error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: wp Time Machine] fopen error

 *  Resolved [pixelartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelartist/)
 * (@pixelartist)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-time-machine-fopen-error/)
 * Hi,
 * i am using the newest WordPress Version. Additionally i have wpmu and buddypress
   installed (and a lot of other plugins).
    I have installed the plugin, and activated
   it sucessfully, as soon as i go into the options it shows a lot of fopen errors
   like:
 *     ```
       Warning: fopen(***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/wpTimeMachine_options.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/plugins/wp-time-machine/includes/wpTimeMachineCore.php on line 923
   
       Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/plugins/wp-time-machine/includes/wpTimeMachineCore.php on line 924
   
       Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/plugins/wp-time-machine/includes/wpTimeMachineCore.php on line 925
       ```
   
 * What i did so far:
 * – Gave for testing purposes all files folders of timemachine 777 permissions
   –
   tried to find where the timemachineoptions file is going to be written
 * Could you please advise how to proceed and what to check?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-time-machine/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-time-machine/)

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-time-machine-fopen-error/#post-1776420)
 * Try contacting your hosts. It’s a server issue.
 *     ```
       Warning: fopen(***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/wpTimeMachine_options.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /***deleted for privacy***/wp-content/plugins/wp-time-machine/includes/wpTimeMachineCore.php on line 923
       ```
   
 *  [cpier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpier/)
 * (@cpier)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-time-machine-fopen-error/#post-1776695)
 * The plugin needs write permission on the wp-content folder because the plugin
   stores the options-file there. I think thats a bit messy anyway.
 *  Thread Starter [pixelartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelartist/)
 * (@pixelartist)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-time-machine-fopen-error/#post-1776697)
 * Hi,
 * thank you for your help. It was in fact the detail that wp-content needs a write
   permission.
 * I changed the permission and it works.
 * Kind regards!

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 * Last reply from: [pixelartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelartist/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-time-machine-fopen-error/#post-1776697)
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