localhost wordpress plugin fail, cant create a directory

raher1 · 13-03-2016 09:14PM #1

i get thsi message when i try to upload a plugin, i am working on a xamp localhost wordpress etc.

Installing Plugin: bbPress 2.5.8
Downloading install package from https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bbpress.2.5.8.zip…;

Unpacking the package…

Could not create directory.
i found the following code, will it work and where do put it
chown+-R+www-data:www-data+your-wordpress-directory
they paste into say wp content or in console

cgarvey · 14-03-2016 02:29AM

You can download the plugin Zip file and extract it in the .../wp-content/plugins/ folder directly, if that's easier.

Otherwise, you'll have to change the owner of the Wordpress install directory to the user your web server runs as. A quick Google throws up this which looks to fix your issue.

raher1 · 14-03-2016 07:55AM

cgarvey wrote: »

You can download the plugin Zip file and extract it in the .../wp-content/plugins/ folder directly, if that's easier.

Otherwise, you'll have to change the owner of the Wordpress install directory to the user your web server runs as. A quick Google throws up this which looks to fix your issue.

Thank you, I was going off on a mad tangent there.
I think placing files in the wp content is a good start and it worked, I have mini version in place, not all the files are useable

Buford T Justice · 15-03-2016 12:04AM

What OS are you using to host the site?

raher1 · 17-03-2016 08:44PM

Buford T Justice wrote: »

What OS are you using to host the site?

OS X 10.9.5 mac pro

raher1 · 18-03-2016 11:29AM

cgarvey wrote: »

You can download the plugin Zip file and extract it in the .../wp-content/plugins/ folder directly, if that's easier.

Otherwise, you'll have to change the owner of the Wordpress install directory to the user your web server runs as. A quick Google throws up this which looks to fix your issue.

they both worked, so far so good....always something as you go along

Buford T Justice · 19-03-2016 03:11PM

The web server doesn't have permission (or didn't) to create the folder, which is why you were getting that error it seems. chmod would solve it, but you've already rectified the issue.

raher1 · 20-03-2016 09:37PM

Buford T Justice wrote: »

The web server doesn't have permission (or didn't) to create the folder, which is why you were getting that error it seems. chmod would solve it, but you've already rectified the issue.

What is a chmod? I read up but not sure what it means and where you put it.

Buford T Justice · 21-03-2016 08:45AM

chmod is a command for changing permssions on a folder or file. Since its a local system you're working on you would have been safe enough to use a chmod -R -777 folderName

this will change the permissions recursively on the folder to read write and execute for all users, groups and the world.

Fine for local development

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localhost wordpress plugin fail, cant create a directory

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