Title: Missing Temporary Folder
Last modified: May 17, 2024

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# Missing Temporary Folder

 *  [evit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evit/)
 * (@evit)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-6/)
 * On upload to the WordPress media library I’m getting the error: “Missing Temporary
   Folder” I followed the instructions here: [https://themeisle.com/blog/missing-temporary-folder-wordpress/](https://themeisle.com/blog/missing-temporary-folder-wordpress/)
   and did the following:
 * Created temp folder in /wp-content/temp, did proper 755 chmod and chown to proper
   user. I then updated wp-config.php and added
 * define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’,dirname(_FILE_). ‘/wp-content/temp/’);
 * Added it above Happy publishing. Restarted all required services and it still
   doesn’t work.
 * What is the proper syntax for open_basedir restriction? Right now I have in my
   php.ini that points to my www root in
 * open_basedir = “/var/www/html/exa.com”
 * Should it be?
 * open_basedir = “/var/www/html/exa.com:/tmp”
 * Or should the path be?
 *  the full path /var/www/html/exa.com/wp-content/temp:/tmp

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-6/#post-17764305)
 * Try reviewing this tutorial [https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-missing-a-temporary-folder-error-in-wordpress/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-missing-a-temporary-folder-error-in-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [evit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evit/)
 * (@evit)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-6/#post-17767942)
 * Thanks for the link, I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work and that’s the crux 
   of my question which is still unresolved.

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 * Last reply from: [evit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evit/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-temporary-folder-6/#post-17767942)
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