Title: plug in Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # plug in * [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/) * I’m getting ready to upgrade to 2.2, but first I’m installing the plug-in, WP- phpMyAdmin –should be very easy — but it’s not showing up under my Plug-Ins. I’ve installed plenty of plug-ins to know how to do this correctly. So, I checked filizeilla, it’s there, but not in my plug in panel. I re-read the instructions, and it said, you activate the plug in from the admin panel — which is what? Thanks, [http://www.susiej.com](http://www.susiej.com) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577190) * [http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin/](http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin/) * _I’ve installed plenty of plug-ins to know how to do this correctly_ * Nope, thats where it ought to be and its not. * You dont even have this in the right place: * [http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin.php](http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin.php) * Thread Starter [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577192) * Not sure what you mean — should it be under wp-content? Thanks, * Thread Starter [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577193) * It’s showing up right under social bookmarks — which is an active plug-in, currently in use. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577195) * im telling you that you havent uploaded it to where it needs to be — I have a pretty good idea what you are doing wrong – but before I explain, we are going to let go of the “ive been doing this a long time” feeling, and put on our thinking caps.. * Here is where your sociable plugin is installed to: * [http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/](http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/social_bookmarks/) * See that 403 forbidden? That tells me that that directory exists, **BUT** that it does NOT have an index.php in it, and that your server is set up to not allow browsing unless an index file exists within a directory. * Thats called having `Options All -Indexes` turned on, btw. * Now, lets look at this again: * [http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin/](http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin/) * Thats clearly a NOT FOUND. Its not there, period, and if it were, you would see it on your plugins page. 🙂 * —– * Now, as to what you are doing, what is the path you are uploading to? what [PATH ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)#Unix_style) do you see in your ftp application? * Thread Starter [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577198) * OK, first of all, I’m sorry if it sounded like a know it all — because I’m clearly not, especially when it comes to wordpress. But plugins are something that I THOUGHT I did know how to do, as I’ve done many in the past. I didn’t want to appear too slow… And I am grateful to you for your help. * I deleted the file, and uploaded it to: /wordpress/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ * On the left side, my hard drive side, the file I uploaded was: wp-phpmyadmin_v2- 8-2. * However — once complete, the left side, the wordpress side, under /wordpress/ wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ now shows, ONLY wp-phpmyadmin_v2-8-2. None of the other plug ins I’ve installed are there. (Mild heart attack.) But if I go to my plug-in admin panel — they are still there. * Thanks, * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577199) * /wordpress/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ <– and thats not correct. * Once again, look at the urls im pasting: * `http://www.susiej.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin/` * the root of a site is “x” * according to your own web site your plugins belong here: * x/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ * Follow? * You are adding a “wordpress” * Thread Starter [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577201) * OH thank GOD those plugins are still there!! Still working through this — not done yet. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577202) * ack .. my last post was apt to confuse you.. when I said the “root of a site” I didnt mean the root of your wordpress install – * Your install is here: * x/wordpress/ * x is the absolute web_root that you see when you go in via ftp. * x is probably public_html or something like that. * Thread Starter [tridad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tridad/) * (@tridad) * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plug-in-2/#post-577206) * And thank you — it’s working now! 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