Joomla! 1.5 - JFolder::create: Could not create directory Warning! Failed to move file.

When trying to install a new Component, Module, Template or Plugin using Joomla! 1.5 I receive the following error

JFolder::create: Could not create directory

Warning! Failed to move file.

Question: How do I solve this?

Answer:

To solve this issue access the configuration.php file in the root folder where your Joomla! files are located.

Open the configuration.php file and look for the following lines

var $log_path = '/usr/home/web/joomla/logs';

var $tmp_path = '/usr/home/web/joomla/tmp';

Make sure the paths to the logs and tmp folder is correct.

Change it to something like below and the error message should disappear

var $log_path = './logs';

var $tmp_path = './tmp';

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• |2010-04-22 09:30:40 nagaraju - UR great Dude
  thank u very munch dude
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• |2010-04-22 09:40:21 TechPortal - @nagaraju
  Glad this how-to was helpful
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• |2010-05-12 14:00:13 Alen - Thanks
  Thank you very much m8...
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• |2010-05-20 08:29:51 ashraf melhem - Thanks alot alot alot
  
  
  i want to thank you for this solution , it's simple and fast ,
  
  you are great .
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• |2010-05-26 15:54:43 Ivan - Thanks but I have tried that and I still get the s
  I have tried that and double checked with the exact path that im seeing in
  cpanel as well and nothing works.
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• |2010-05-26 18:15:45 TechPortal - @Ivan
  in cpanel in will be something like
  
  /home/website/public_html
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• |2010-06-23 04:22:20 fax - Jfolder path error
  When trying to insert an image i get the following error;
  
  
  
  Error
  
  
  
  * JFolder::folder: Path is not a folder
  
  
  
  
  
  Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
  /public_html/home/administrator/components/com_med ia/models/manager.php on line
  74
  
  
  
  Error
  
  
  
  * JFolder::files: Path is not a folder
  
  * JFolder::folder: Path is not a folder
  
  
  
  I read somewhere, i need to create a folder, but don't know which directory it
  needs to be in?
  
  Please help, i'm stuck on this and can't continue!
  
  ...
  
  
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• |2010-06-23 07:55:58 TechPortal - re: Jfolder path error
  fax wrote:

  When trying to insert an image i get the following error;
  
  Error
  
  * JFolder::folder: Path is not a folder
  
  
  Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
  /public_html/home/administrator/components/com_med ia/models/manager.php on line
  74
  
  Error
  
  * JFolder::files: Path is not a folder
  * JFolder::folder: Path is not a folder
  
  I read somewhere, i need to create a folder, but don't know which directory it
  needs to be in?
  Please help, i'm stuck on this and can't continue!
  ...
  

  
  
  Check if a images folder is present in your Joomla! root directory and make sure
  that it is writable.
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• |2010-06-25 07:41:51 Khurram Fraz - Many thanks
  many thanks, its really helpful.
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