Unable to refer to CiviCRM Extensions Directory

[Dennis Gray]

CiviCRM: 4.3.4
Wordpress: 3.8.2

I want to be able to use the MailChimp integration extension and created an extension directory at:

<docroot>/wp-content/plugins/files/civicrm/custom_ext

When I specify the location in the Settings - Upload Directories, I keep getting this message:

'CiviCRM Extensions Directory' directory does not exist '

All my other directories are in that path and I can save them but not the Extensions Directory

[Hershel]

Sounds odd. Can you upgrade CiviCRM?

[Dennis Gray]

That will happen soon but wasn't planning on doing it this week. The need for MailChimp integration is pretty crucial so I was hoping this would work with the current release.

Is there anything else I could do to try to troubleshoot it?

[Erik Hommel]

Did you check the authorisation of the extensions folder? Just a quick shot....

[Dennis Gray]

Yes. Mode is 777 for the moment.

[Erik Hommel]

Worth the shot :-( Sorry to say that it beats me....I would probably try to debug at this point to find out what the problem is. I can not see an open issue for the error on the issue tracker either

[Hershel]

Try another directory. Try a relative reference instead of absolute.

Just ideas to try to play with it. Maybe something will work or will show you what the issue is.