Title: Plugin – Unexpected Error Occurred
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin – Unexpected Error Occurred

 *  [samwatts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samwatts/)
 * (@samwatts)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-unexpected-error-occurred/)
 * When I try to download a plugin for my website this message pops up and I am 
   not able to even search the plugin I am looking for. I have a feeling this could
   be due to the file permissions?
 * An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.org or this
   server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the support
   forums.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-unexpected-error-occurred/#post-4240173)
 * This is a server issue – sometimes caused by a failure to compile PHP with cUrl.
   Contact your hosts about it.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-unexpected-error-occurred/#post-4240173)
 * Status: not resolved

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