Title: Could not create plugin directory
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Could not create plugin directory

 *  [ashodhiya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashodhiya/)
 * (@ashodhiya)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-not-create-plugin-directory/)
 * I am unable to install any plugin on my WPMU Blog site. Following error message
   is appearing:-
 * Unpacking the package…
 * Installing the plugin…
 * Could not create directory. /home/anand/public_html/Wordpress/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-db-backup/
 * Plugin install failed.

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 *  [oyvinds](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oyvinds/)
 * (@oyvinds)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-not-create-plugin-directory/#post-1993290)
 * This is much likely because WP/webserver does not have write permissions to that
   folder. chmod 755 /home/anand/public_html/Wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ or 775
   depending on who owns it (webserver user should own it and 755 should be enough).
 * You do not say anything about server/OS, and I don’t know much about this Windows
   thing, but I’m fairly sure there’s a way to set permissions there too.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-not-create-plugin-directory/#post-1993418)
 * Yep, same issue as it if were a single site. WP does not have permission on that
   folder to install anything.
 * It’s a server side issue. change permissions on the folder or talk to your host.

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## Tags

 * [plugin directory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-directory/)
 * [Plugin Install Failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-install-failed/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/could-not-create-plugin-directory/#post-1993418)
 * Status: not resolved

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