Title: wp-migrate-db
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# wp-migrate-db

 *  [siawacsh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siawacsh/)
 * (@siawacsh)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-migrate-db/)
 * Hi, I am using Linux Mint 17. I have hit a wall getting the wp-migrate-db plugin
   to work. I installed it as with other plugins by downloading from the wordpress.
   org and giving it the unix permissions chmod 755
 * Then I copied it to /opt/lampp/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/
    and activitaing it.
 * But when I go to the wp dashboard tools -> migrate DB > I get this error message
 * “Cannot Access Uploads Directory — We require write permissions to the standard
   WordPress uploads directory. Without this permission exports are unavailable.
   Please grant 755 permissions on the following directory:/opt/lampp/htdocs/lyca.
   com/wp-content/uploads”
 * The strange thing is, I have looked into the file hierarchy but cannot find the
   said uploads directory. Can you throw some light on this?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migrate-db/)

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 *  [brianjlennon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjlennon/)
 * (@brianjlennon)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-migrate-db/#post-5588506)
 * Hi did you ever find a solution for this problem? I am having the same issue.
 * Thanks,
 * Brian
 *  [skulldragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skulldragon/)
 * (@skulldragon)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-migrate-db/#post-5588507)
 * Your uploads directory is wp-content/uploads
 * You need to FTP to that folder and give it 755 permissions. Most ftp clients 
   you can just right click on the folder and go to permissions.

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 * Last reply from: [skulldragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skulldragon/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-migrate-db/#post-5588507)
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