Configuring the Temporary Update Path
When you update WHMCS, the temporary path allows the system to stage files.
You cannot perform automatic updates unless you have specified a writeable temporary path.
Configure a Temporary Path
To configure the temporary update path:
1. Create a directory on your server using your preferred FTP client or file manager. Make sure that this directory is outside of the public document root (similar to the attachments
, downloads
, and templates_c
directories) and is writeable for the PHP user.
We recommend using a descriptive directory name (for example, updater_tmp_dir
).

2. Go to Utilities > Update WHMCS.

3. Click Configure Update Settings in the top-right corner of the page.

4. Enter the absolute path for the new directory in Temporary Path (for example, /home/example/updater_tmp_dir
).

5. Click Save Changes.