Title: Errcode 13
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Errcode 13

 *  [leaderlady](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leaderlady/)
 * (@leaderlady)
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errcode-13/)
 * My page was working and now I get this
    SQL/DB Error: [Can’t create/write to 
   file ‘/tmp/#sql_66f6_0.MYI’ (Errcode: 13)] SELECT DISTINCT * FROM wp_posts WHERE
   1=1 AND post_date > ‘2004-05-17 00:00:00’ AND post_date <= ‘2004-05-19 18:46:
   41’ AND (post_status = “publish”) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY post_date DESC
   What does it mean and how do I fix it? [http://visualrhetoric.org](http://visualrhetoric.org)
   Thanks in advance

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 *  [Laughinglizard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laughinglizard/)
 * (@laughinglizard)
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errcode-13/#post-53500)
 * Error code 13: Permission denied
    You need to assign the correct permissions 
   to your database, either through your webhosts control panel or by asking your
   system administrator to assign them for you.
 *  Thread Starter [leaderlady](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leaderlady/)
 * (@leaderlady)
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errcode-13/#post-53513)
 * Thanks but, how would I do this through phpmyadmin? I have no clue how to work
   the database.

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