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import / export ERROR: Could not create cache directory

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  • October 21, 2016 at 7:57 am #289063

    pointbweb
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    Trying to export (anything – listings, categories, locations, neighborhoods) keep getting this error:
    ERROR: Could not create cache directory. This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions.

    I’ve tried pretty much giving all the folders full write permissions but nothing has worked. Why can’t the error message indicate WHICH FOLDER needs permissions???

    October 21, 2016 at 8:51 am #289071

    Guust
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    It is the wp-content/uploads/ folder, where it tries to create a wp-content/uploads/cache subfolder.
    You will need to enable write permissions, 755 should work.

    October 21, 2016 at 8:56 am #289073

    pointbweb
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    Nope. Same error. I tried 777 on all the subfolders as well. Still errors.

    October 21, 2016 at 10:22 am #289090

    pointbweb
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    I was able to get the sample csv files. I populated one of those and tried importing Listings and got the same error: ERROR: Could not create cache directory. This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions.

    I checked the uploads folder and GD DID create: /wp-content/uploads/2016/10/temp_1 and it DID dump my csv file in there before it quit.

    Need to get this resolved.

    October 21, 2016 at 11:25 am #289104

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Hello,

    Please provide wp-admin AND FTP info in a private reply (only staff can see) and i will take a look, most likely we need to change the way WordPress writes files to one of the other types.

    Thanks,

    Stiofan

    October 21, 2016 at 11:32 am #289105

    pointbweb
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    October 21, 2016 at 1:40 pm #289180

    pointbweb
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    Anything…….?

    October 21, 2016 at 2:24 pm #289229

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    FTP seems wrong can you check it “530 Login authentication failed”

    Thanks,

    Stiofan

    October 21, 2016 at 2:33 pm #289232

    pointbweb
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    October 21, 2016 at 2:33 pm #289233

    pointbweb
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    oops – please mark that as private nevermind

    October 21, 2016 at 3:20 pm #289249

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    October 21, 2016 at 8:26 pm #289472

    pointbweb
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    That is the correct path. But when I try to import, it creates the _temp1 folder in home/choices/public_html/_mod.choicesforachange.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ and uploads my csv to it, but still errors.

    October 21, 2016 at 9:28 pm #289482

    pointbweb
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    …ok, since you are in a different time zone and I need to get this resolved, I moved the entire site from a subdomain account to it’s own account and updated all the paths, ownership and permissions and I am getting the EXACT SAME PROBLEMS.

    I’ll give you the updated FTP access info and hope you can fix this ASAP.

    October 21, 2016 at 9:35 pm #289484

    pointbweb
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    October 22, 2016 at 10:34 am #289590

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Thanks for the info, i checked in your wp-config.php and from the comments it looks like u or some dev have been having problems with this in the past with WordPress file system, i have added this line to that file and it seems to work:

    define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );

    Please check and confirm.

    Thanks,

    Stiofan

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