Fix WordPress plugin installation permission issue

Problem: When I try to install a plugin at WordPress, I hit an error:

Installation failed: Download failed. Destination directory for file streaming does not exist or is not writable.

This is due to some permission problem when the content folder. I was editing some files as a sudo su power user, but the install requires a ec2-user write acesss.

Solution: Assuming you are setting up on AWS EC2 instances as a ec-user and the WordPress is inside /var/www path, then run the command:

sudo chown -R ec2-user:apache /var/www

After changing the ownership, you should be able to install the plugin now.

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