Title: sys_get_temp_dir
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# sys_get_temp_dir

 *  [smarx80](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smarx80/)
 * (@smarx80)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sys_get_temp_dir/)
 * Hi,
    in these two files: includes/import-export.php on line 818 embedded/includes/
   module-manager.php on line 691
 * sys_get_temp_dir() is not working correctly on shared hosting servers.
 * I suggest a little change that would work on both:
 *     ```
       $temp_dir = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir') ? ini_get('upload_tmp_dir') : sys_get_temp_dir();
       ```
   
 * Thanks.
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 *  [jozik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jozik/)
 * (@jozik)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sys_get_temp_dir/#post-4263268)
 * Thanks for your suggestion, we’ll add it to our queue.
 *  [nyodulf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nyodulf/)
 * (@nyodulf)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sys_get_temp_dir/#post-4263420)
 * I was having the same issue with another plugin, and the `ini_get()` solution
   didn’t work. However, WP’s own `get_temp_dir()` did work.
 * I don’t know if there is a reason not to use the built-in function, but it worked
   for me.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sys_get_temp_dir/#post-4263420)
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