Error: The package could not be installed.

The package could not be installed. PCLZIP_ERR_MISSING_FILE (-4) : Missing archive file ‘C:\WINDOWS\TEMP/akismet.tmp

When updating, WordPress downloads ZIP files, writes it to a temporary directory then updates.

Sometimes when the WP installation is moved – depending on the server -, it does not detect the temporary directory.

To fix this:

1. Open the wp-config.php file
2. Find
   if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’) )
       define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(FILE) . ‘/’);
3. Add these lines below
   /** Specify wordpress temp dir */
   define(‘WP_TEMP_DIR’, ABSPATH . ‘wp-content/temp’);
4. Go to the wp-content folder, and create a new folder named “temp”
5. Update agai