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1. Phildub
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi,

   First, I know what the cause of the problem is, but I don't know how to resolve it.

   I had problems with a site so I finally backed up the DB, and deleted the account and etc in my cpanel - then I created a new account, installed WP, etc, and imported the DB.

   Unfortunately, when I created this new account I used a different username.

   When I try to upload images to a post - using the Media Uploader, it tells me:

   Add media files from your computer
   Unable to create directory /home/USERNAME1/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2008/10. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

   EDIT - hmm, same problem trying to upload plugins.

   Where USERNAME1 should now be USERNAME2 due to my new install.
   - How can I change this?

2. Robert S
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @Phildub,

   An idea...

   Re-import user and usermeta tables from old into new DB.

   R

3. Phildub
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thank you - how do i do that please?

4. Robert S
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @Phildub,

   1) Open up the SQL backup in a text editor.
   2) Copy the code that recreates each of the above tables.
   3) Paste and run in phpMyAdmin (SQL) to recreate each table.

   Remember, this is just a thought and something I would try based on what you are telling us. I would naturally perform backups of DB along the way so thT i was easily able to rollback 'just in case'.

   R

5. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Take a close look at the Settings->Miscellaneous page. Is your username on there anywhere?

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