diff --git a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
index ddc3166a..11a16bfb 100644
--- a/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
+++ b/install/lib/class.FroxlorInstall.php
@@ -338,15 +338,20 @@ class FroxlorInstall
 			@fclose($fp);
 			$content .= $this->_status_message('green', 'OK');
 			chmod($userdata_file, 0440);
-		} elseif ($fp = @fopen('/tmp/userdata.inc.php', 'w')) {
-			$result = @fputs($fp, $userdata, strlen($userdata));
-			@fclose($fp);
-			$content .= $this->_status_message('orange', $this->_lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp']);
-			chmod('/tmp/userdata.inc.php', 0440);
 		} else {
-			$content .= $this->_status_message('red', $this->_lng['install']['creating_configfile_failed']);
-			$escpduserdata = nl2br(htmlspecialchars($userdata));
-			eval("\$content .= \"" . $this->_getTemplate("textarea") . "\";");
+			// try creating it in a temporary file
+			$temp_file = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'fx');
+			if (touch($temp_file)) {
+				chmod($temp_file, 0400);
+				$fp = @fopen($temp_file, 'w');
+				$result = @fputs($fp, $userdata, strlen($userdata));
+				@fclose($fp);
+				$content .= $this->_status_message('orange', sprintf($this->_lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'], $temp_file));
+			} else {
+				$content .= $this->_status_message('red', $this->_lng['install']['creating_configfile_failed']);
+				$escpduserdata = nl2br(htmlspecialchars($userdata));
+				eval("\$content .= \"" . $this->_getTemplate("textarea") . "\";");
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $content;
diff --git a/install/lng/english.lng.php b/install/lng/english.lng.php
index b7dd5ef8..e5e6b9cb 100644
--- a/install/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/install/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ $lng['install']['changing_data'] = 'Adjusting settings...';
 $lng['install']['creating_entries'] = 'Inserting new values...';
 $lng['install']['adding_admin_user'] = 'Creating admin-account...';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile'] = 'Creating configfile...';
-$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'File was saved in /tmp/userdata.inc.php, please move to ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/.';
+$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'File was saved in %s, please move to ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile_failed'] = 'Could not create ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php, please create it manually with the following content:';
 $lng['install']['froxlor_succ_installed'] = 'Froxlor was installed successfully.';
 
diff --git a/install/lng/french.lng.php b/install/lng/french.lng.php
index fdb733ce..42ab1d7b 100644
--- a/install/lng/french.lng.php
+++ b/install/lng/french.lng.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ $lng['install']['changing_data'] = 'Ajustement des paramètres...';
 $lng['install']['creating_entries'] = 'Insertion des nouvelles valeurs...';
 $lng['install']['adding_admin_user'] = 'Création du compte administrateur...';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile'] = 'Création du fichier de configuration...';
-$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'Le fichier a été enregistré dans /tmp/userdata.inc.php, merci de le déplacer dans ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/.';
+$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'Le fichier a été enregistré dans %s, merci de le déplacer dans ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile_failed'] = 'Impossible de créer ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php, merci de le créer manuellement avec le contenu suivant:';
 $lng['install']['froxlor_succ_installed'] = 'Froxlor a été installé avec succès.';
 
diff --git a/install/lng/german.lng.php b/install/lng/german.lng.php
index 1f95decc..64b462b4 100644
--- a/install/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/install/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ $lng['install']['changing_data'] = 'Einstellungen anpassen...';
 $lng['install']['creating_entries'] = 'Trage neue Werte ein...';
 $lng['install']['adding_admin_user'] = 'Erstelle Admin-Benutzer...';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile'] = 'Erstelle Konfigurationsdatei...';
-$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'Datei wurde in /tmp/userdata.inc.php gespeichert, bitte nach ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/ verschieben.';
+$lng['install']['creating_configfile_temp'] = 'Datei wurde in %s gespeichert, bitte nach ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php verschieben.';
 $lng['install']['creating_configfile_failed'] = 'Konnte ' . dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/lib/userdata.inc.php nicht erstellen, bitte manuell mit folgendem Inhalt anlegen:';
 $lng['install']['froxlor_succ_installed'] = 'Froxlor wurde erfolgreich installiert.';