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teyler
(@teyler)
Also when I try to upload a picture into the media folder (I drag and drop) it gives the same error code :
0904_140137_7.jpeg” has failed to upload due to an error
Unable to create directory /var/www/html/bobsdrunk/Wordpress/wordpress 2/wp-content/uploads/2012/01. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
Why is it in /Wordpress/wordpress 2 ?
I would not recommend burying it so deep, and also do not recommend using spaces in file and folder names.
However, since it is asking if the parent directory is writable, it seems you need to check the file and folder permissions on the server. Everything should be 755 except .htaccess (or in your case /Wordpress/wordpress 2/.htaccess) and wp-admin/index.php (in your case /Wordpress/wordpress 2/wp-admin/index.php) which should both be 644. If you don’t know how to check or change this, ask your hosting tech support.
Thread Starter
teyler
(@teyler)
I changed the folder it is now just in wordpress.
Do I have to change it all manually or is there a way to change everything at once and thant change the two files back?
Thanks
If you are using the default permalinks structure, you may not have a .htaccess file. If you have one, it would be in the main wordpress folder.
If you have moved your files to a different folder after installing and without updating the URLS in Settings > General, you will need to do this:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL
Thread Starter
teyler
(@teyler)
The site it’s URL is fine, It worked to change it in the PHP program but nothing needed to be changed because it was the right directory WordPress (which I changed earlier).
I re-installed everything in the FTP program and in the PHP programm and it is giving me the same error again.
Do I need to change every file into 755 except wp-admin/index.php and /.htaccess (which I don’t have)
Unable to create directory /var/www/html/bobsdrunk/Wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
Thread Starter
teyler
(@teyler)
How is it possible that the woocommerce plugin I installed gave no problems at all?
Many thanks for your help by the way
since it is asking if the parent directory is writable, it seems you need to check the file and folder permissions on the server.
Uploads, plugins and themes each have their own folder. Seems like permissions are correct for plugins but not uploads.
If you don’t know how to check or change this, ask your hosting tech support.
