How to Fix Missing Temporary Folder WordPress Error?
Aug 14, 2023
How to Fix Missing Temporary Folder WordPress Error?
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0 -> So you've encountered this error saying
that your WordPress site is "Missing a
3.93 -> temporary folder."
5.13 -> What should you do?
6.35 -> What's the cause of it?
7.72 -> Let's find that out in this video.
9.48 -> Let's go!
10.77 -> Hey, it's Jack from Rank Math,
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29.31 -> So what is the exact cause
of this missing temporary
32.41 -> folder issue?
33.73 -> Well, whenever you upload an image, theme,
36.31 -> or plugin, by default, WordPress
stores the data in a temporary folder,
41.13 -> and when WordPress can't find that folder,
the site typically runs into this error.
45.75 -> Every WordPress installation is different
for each web hosting platform,
49.6 -> and they may name the
temporary folder differently.
51.87 -> So to simply fix this without contacting
54.37 -> your web hosting provider,
the big picture is to create a temporary
58.23 -> folder and tell your site
where that folder is.
61.97 -> But practically, how should you do it?
64.19 -> Let's find out.
65.57 -> You see, currently the site
is having this issue.
68.04 -> So to fix this, the first thing you need
70.07 -> to do is to go to your file manager,
either through your cPanel, FTP,
74.12 -> or whatever platform you use to manage
the files of your sites,
76.8 -> and it's just like the files
and folders on your computer.
79.31 -> It works the same way on your site.
81.29 -> So go to the "File manager".
82.63 -> You see, each of my sites has a folder
84.69 -> of its own, and all the files related
to the site are stored in the folder.
88.63 -> If you only have one website on your web
host, all the files related to your site
93.45 -> should be stored on the root folder,
which is right here after the home,
97.75 -> the base of everything,
just like the C-drive of your computer.
101.68 -> So assuming you have multiple sites hosted
on your server, the first thing you want
105.39 -> to do is to visit the site's
folder and in the "wp-config.php"
108.99 -> file, before you do anything,
you want to make a backup of it.
113.41 -> So right click and download the file.
116.15 -> If anything goes wrong,
117.51 -> all you need to do is to upload
the downloaded file and overwrite it.
121.71 -> Alright, back to the file
manager of the site.
124.11 -> Let's right click and edit
the wp-config.php file.
127.03 -> It's giving you a warning, but you
already have a backup, so let's hit "edit".
131.07 -> Now at the bottom of the file
where it says, "That's all,
134.35 -> stop editing!
Happy publishing."
135.91 -> You want to paste a line of code above it.
138.43 -> This is the code to tell your site where
the temporary folder is going to be.
142.72 -> I've left this code in the video
144.08 -> description as well, so you can
just simply copy it from there.
147.11 -> So if I put "temp"
148.97 -> here, the folder I'm going to create needs
to have the same name as this,
153.19 -> and I need to put this "temp"
folder in the "wp-content" folder.
156.99 -> Let's save changes.
158.73 -> Now, the next thing we need to do
is to create the temporary folder.
162.48 -> So on your site's folder, go to the "wp-content"
folder and add a new folder.
167.68 -> You've got to name it the same way you
169.44 -> have provided in the command
you have added earlier.
171.4 -> Click on "Create New Folder".
172.51 -> One more thing you want to check is
the permission of the folder and its
176.53 -> parent folder, which is
the "wp-content" folder.
179.1 -> Right click on the folder
and check its permission.
181.63 -> You want to make sure that the user has
full permission that gives the number 7.
185.64 -> The group has the Read and execute
permission that gives the number 5,
189.01 -> and the world has the same
permission as the Group.
192.25 -> So essentially 7-5-5.
194.8 -> The same needs to be applied
to the temporary folder you have created.
197.67 -> So these are all the steps.
199.36 -> You have added a line of code in the
"wp-config.php" file that tells your site where
202.97 -> the temporary folder is,
and we have created the temporary folder.
207.19 -> Now let's visit the site again, refresh
it, and let's add that file again.
211.55 -> It should work now.
213.33 -> So that's how you solve the missing
temporary folder issue on a WordPress
217.28 -> site, and I hope that you
have solved it too.
219.09 -> If you still have issues after following
221.12 -> the steps, you may want to contact
your web hosting support
223.77 -> and have them fix
that for you.
225.64 -> Anyway, if you find this video helpful,
do help us by smashing that thumbs up
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get the most updated knowledge about SEO.
234.13 -> This is Jack from Rank Math.
Stay awesome!
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUUs90mFCog
