Title: Missing a temporary folder.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Missing a temporary folder.

 *  [filipe-c-rodrigues](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filipe-c-rodrigues/)
 * (@filipe-c-rodrigues)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-6/)
 * When i go to upload image this message appear: “Missing a temporary folder.” 
   Whast´s is wrong?

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-6/#post-1247181)
 * Hi,
 * You need to edit php.ini file located in etc/ folder. Uncomment the line upload_tmp_dir
   and pointing the variable to a folder using an absolute path. In Linux possible
   steps are:
 * 1) Login into the command line to the server as an administrator.
    2) create 
   a temporary folder for all apache tasks in your user folder and grant all right
   to all users:
 * mkdir mytmp && chmod 777 mytmp
 * 3) Edit php.ini with text editor and set the temporary folder:
 * upload_tmp_dir = /home/username/mytmp/
 * save the file and restart apache.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [belle851](https://wordpress.org/support/users/belle851/)
 * (@belle851)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-6/#post-1247455)
 * I’m getting really tired of trying to find an answer to this problem. I have 
   only been **trying** to use WordPress for about 3 days now. I’m beginning to 
   hate it! What good is it if a user cannot easily upload media they need. I don’t
   know PHP and am not very comfortable changing the files. I have tried some of
   the suggestions I’ve found, but so far NOTHING has changed. Seems to me that 
   if someone at WordPress **really** cared, they would do all they could to fix
   the problem, especially after seeing how many people are having trouble with 
   it. Even if they are all volunteers it wouldn’t matter. If they really cared,
   they would fix the problem and make sure a solution was easily found.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-6/#post-1247456)
 * Try posting a new topic instead of tacking things onto the end of month-old threads.
   And include a full description of your problem and your WordPress version number.
 * > Seems to me that if someone at WordPress really cared, they would do all they
   > could to fix the problem, especially after seeing how many people are having
   > trouble with it.
 * The WordPress core developers can only fix issues within WordPress and they normally
   do so very quickly. There are no outstanding issues with the Media Uploader.
 * > Even if they are all volunteers it wouldn’t matter. If they really cared, they
   > would fix the problem and make sure a solution was easily found.
 * Perhaps you’re simply not looking hard enough? Have you tried all of the solutions
   outlined in [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/164999](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/164999)
   for example? Either way, entering a volunteer-based forum and then complaining
   that the volunteers aren’t working hard enough really isn’t the best way to get
   help.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-6/#post-1247456)
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