Title: Weird errors after moving site…
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Weird errors after moving site…

 *  Resolved [chadrt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chadrt/)
 * (@chadrt)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-errors-after-moving-site/)
 * I moved my wp site from a sub-directory to the root httpdocs folder so I could
   quit using a redirect.
 * 1) move entire contents of wordpress folder to the httpdocs folder
    2) change
   the settings in the General section to remove the /wordpress 3) Done!
 * Those were my basic steps, now when I try to install a new plugin:
 *     ```
       Downloading install package from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/image-widget.3.2.11.zip…
   
       Warning: touch() [function.touch]: Unable to create file C:\Inetpub\vhosts\taylorspecialty.com\httpdocs/wp-content/image-widget.tmp because Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\taylorspecialty.com\httpdocs\wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 177
   
       Warning: unlink(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\taylorspecialty.com\httpdocs/wp-content/image-widget.tmp) [function.unlink]: No such file or directory in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\taylorspecialty.com\httpdocs\wp-admin\includes\file.php on line 509
   
       Download failed. Could not open handle for fopen() to C:\Inetpub\vhosts\taylorspecialty.com\httpdocs/wp-content/image-widget.tmp
       ```
   

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 *  Thread Starter [chadrt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chadrt/)
 * (@chadrt)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-errors-after-moving-site/#post-2502100)
 * btw, I did follow the instructions on the wp website! Still weird things happen
   when I try and do an update or install of a plugin.
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-errors-after-moving-site/#post-2502105)
 * Perhaps there’s a setting in wp-config that still directs to the old folder? 
   Or a WP setting for the plugins folders or something?
 *  Thread Starter [chadrt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chadrt/)
 * (@chadrt)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-errors-after-moving-site/#post-2502107)
 * Ok so I’m stupid, my whole web life I have been using linux based systems and
   unfortunately I am stuck at the moment using a web application that was developed
   for windows asp.net hosting. So I thought I would install my site there too, 
   I love WP so hey why not.
 * To make a long story short you cannot chmod files 0644 etc. you have to login
   to the windows hosting panel to change permissions LOL

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [chadrt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chadrt/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/weird-errors-after-moving-site/#post-2502107)
 * Status: resolved

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