Folder permissions error

  • Hi, I’m getting the following error after clicking the “save changes” button on the settings page:

    ERROR - WordPress does not have permissions to write to the "Downloads Folder" (/public_html/mywebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/amazon-associates-link-builder). Please grant permissions or pick a different folder from the Amazon Associates Link Builder plugin's settings page, otherwise your links to Amazon might not display correctly.

    The permissions for the folder are set to 755.

    • This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by jrcollins.
    • This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by jrcollins.
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  • This plugin doesn’t actually do much with the folder, I thought it was to store images of the products, but it seems to just put a geolite db and an empty folder in this folder.

    Either open permissions on the downloads folder, or make a folder elsewhere with write permissions for your webserver process to get the thumbnails and put them there.

    My folder is also 755, but it rather depends on how your webserver is setup.

    My folder:

    /home/MYUSERNAME/www/wp-content/uploads/amazon-associates-link-builder/

    Try 775 on JUST the folder, if the folder is not created, make it first and then try 775 once more, then report back with your results please.

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by greghl.
    Thread Starter jrcollins

    (@jrcollins)

    Hi, sorry for my late reply.

    I’m not quite sure what you meant when you said, “Either open permissions on the downloads folder, or make a folder elsewhere with write permissions for your webserver process to get the thumbnails and put them there.”

    You said the folder only contains geolite db and an empty folder.

    So, do I just change the folder permissions to 775?

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