Title: All plugin installations fail
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# All plugin installations fail

 *  [TinkJul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkjul/)
 * (@tinkjul)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/)
 * I had been having trouble with a plugin “Back up Buddy” I ended up deactivation
   it. Then tried another wp plugin for back ups. It failed to install and I tried
   a different one. I failed also.
 * I then just tried to install a simple plugin in to see if it would work. Any 
   plugin I try to install fails.
 * What can I check or do to get plugins to install?
 * Thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [TinkJul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkjul/)
 * (@tinkjul)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709751)
 * Every time I try to install something I get this:
 * Downloading install package from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/backupwordpress.3.1.1.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/backupwordpress.3.1.1.zip…)
 * Download failed. Failed to write request to temporary file.
 * Return to Plugin Installer
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709754)
 * Might be file permissions on the server
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 *  Thread Starter [TinkJul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkjul/)
 * (@tinkjul)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709755)
 * I am the only user.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709757)
 * That doesn’t make any difference – if the files or folders aren’t writable, they
   won’t allow a plugin to be installed.
 * You may want to ask your hosting company for help with this.
 * “User” in that article isn’t the same thing as WordPress user if that’s what 
   you meant.
 *  Thread Starter [TinkJul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinkjul/)
 * (@tinkjul)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709761)
 * I really don’t understand a lot of this. I have always been able to add a plugin
   whenever I needed one with no trouble.
 * I will send your link to my host tomorrow and ask him about it. Can’t do it tonight.
   He’s one of those who sleeps at night and if anyone of his customers sends him
   a ticket his alarm goes off. lol
 * If you have any other info I might send him tomorrow that you can think of that
   would be great.
 * Thanks for your help.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709762)
 * LOL indeed. But that’s nice to have 24/7 support!
 * Yeah, a lot of server stuff is beyond me too, but he should know what to do. 
   Tell him the errors you’re seeing too.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-plugin-installations-fail/#post-5709762)
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