Title: Reinstall wordpress error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Reinstall wordpress error

 *  [jentay5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jentay5/)
 * (@jentay5)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reinstall-wordpress-error/)
 * I have moved wordpress from OLDHOST to NEWHOST, and have used phpmyadmin to check
   for old url, but cannot find it.
    Have edited wpconfig: define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’,
   ABSPATH.’wp-content/uploads/’); Still getting error messages when trying to install
   plugins and this one when trying to reinstall wordpress:
 * Warning: md5_file(/home/NEWHOST/public_html/***.ca/wp-includes/SimplePie/Item.
   php) [function.md5-file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/NEWHOST/
   public_html/***.ca/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php on line 1535
    Downloading
   update from [https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.7.1-no-content.zip…](https://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.7.1-no-content.zip…)
 * Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file /home/OLDHOST/public_html/***.
   ca/wp-content/uploads/wordpress-3.tmp because No such file or directory in /home/
   NEWHOST/public_html/***.ca/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 155
 * Warning: unlink(/home/OLDHOST/public_html/***.ca/wp-content/uploads/wordpress-
   3.tmp) [function.unlink]: No such file or directory in /home/NEWHOST/public_html/***.
   ca/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 479
    Download failed.: Destination directory
   for file streaming does not exist or is not writable.
 * Installation Failed
 * THanks you for any help

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