Are you seeing the 'Missing temporary folder' error on your WordPress site? This bug makes it impossible to upload images, update themes and plugins, or update WordPress core. In this article, we will show you how to easily fix “Temporary folder is missing” error in WordPress.
This error is caused by incorrect PHP settings on your WordPress hosting environment. There is a specific PHP setting that defines a temporary folder for applications like WordPress to use to temporarily store data before saving it to a desired location.
WordPress needs access to this temporary folder when you upload an image, install or update a theme or plugin, or update WordPress core.
If the location of this folder is not defined in your server's PHP configuration, WordPress will not be able to do any of these things and will give you a "Missing temporary folder" error.
With that being said, let’s see how to easily fix ‘Temporary folder is missing’ error in WordPress.
For this tutorial, you will need to edit the wp-config.php file in WordPress. If you haven't done this before, check out our guide on how to edit the wp-config.php file in WordPress.
First, you will need to connect to your website using an FTP client or File Manager in the cPanel control panel of your hosting account.
Next, you will need to locate the wp-config.php file and edit it.
You should paste this code into the file just before the line that says 'That's it, stop editing! Happy blogging' .
define ('WP_TEMP_DIR', dirname (__ FILE__). '/ wp-content / temp /'); Save the changes and upload the wp-config.php file to your website.
Next, you have to go to / wp-content / folder and create a new folder inside it. You need to name this new folder temperatura .
That's it, now you can visit the WordPress admin area and try to upload an image.
If this method doesn't work, check the directory permissions for your wp-content folder.
Note: This error is caused by a misconfigured hosting environment. The solution described above is just a solution. You still need to ask your hosting provider to fix this problem. If they don't, then you should switch to one of these top WordPress hosting companies.
We hope this article helped you to fix the “Temporary folder is missing” error in WordPress. You may also want to bookmark our definitive list of the most common WordPress errors and how to fix them.
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