Kaki Supper

If you are getting this error at Joomla 1.5.x Admin Extension Manager (Extensions > Install/Uninstall > Browse… > Upload File & Install) :

JFolder::create: Could not create directory
Warning! – Failed to move file
Unable to find install package

It is indicated that some invalid paths setting found in the Joomla configuration file. You should try open up “configuration.php” and reset the paths for:
1) $log_path
2) $tmp_path

Also check at Admin panel > Help > System Info > Directory Permission > make sure all listed given as Writable

When you getting this error on your website:

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/home/userx/tmp) is not within the allowed path(s): …. on line x
Fatal error: session_start() [function.session-start]: Failed to initialize storage module: files (path: ) ………. on line x

Solution:
Edit php.ini (only server admin/root can do it)  and Enable session.save_path = /tmp

When you see on the following warning appears on the top of your osCommerce Shopping cart:

Warning: session_save_path() [function.session-save-path]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 32222 is not allowed to access /tmp owned by uid 0 in /home/domain/public_html/shopcart/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 118

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/domain/public_html/shopcart/includes/functions/sessions.php:118) in /home/domain/public_html/shopcart/includes/functions/general.php on line 1174

Solution:

1) Goto Admin > Configuration > Sessions and change the “Sessions Directory” to tmp (no slashes)

2) If you can’t get into Admin, goto your Database Admin page (usually PhpMyAdmin):
Click on any table on the left hand side.
Click on SQL at the top of the screen
Overtype whatever appears in the SQL window with …

UPDATE configuration SET configuration_value = ‘tmp’ WHERE configuration_key=’SESSION_WRITE_DIRECTORY’

Click GO

When Upload files to Coppermine gallery:
1. Login to Admin
2. Upload file
3. Click “Browse”. Get file from local computer.
4. Click ‘Continue’ the see output on the browser:
Successful Uploads   
1 uploads were successful.
Please click ‘Continue’ to add the files to albums.
And then press ‘Continue’

You might see the following Error:
The previous file could not be placed.
You have successfully placed all the files.

Solution:
1) At Admin, “Configure”
2) The path to ImageMagick “/usr/bin/” should be leave blank by default
3) Save the setting
4) Test upload images, it should now works fine.