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1. highnot1
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   WHY DO I GET THIS MESSAGE WHEN I TRY TO UPLOAD AN IMAGE TO MY PAGE?

   Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/2008/12. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

2. backsaw13
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   i am getting the same error when trying to import a rss file of my other blog.

3. Hiranthi
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, apparently it tries to upload an image to the /wp-content/uploads/2008/12 folder (default structure for uploads in WP) but the folder uploads isn't writable (or doesn't exist in wp-content), so it can't write the image to it.

   You can change the folder-structure for uploads under Settings -> Miscellaneous (folder must have write permissions | CHMOD 0777).

4. backsaw13
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   the uploads folder had 0755 - changed to 0777 but still gives the error.

5. Hiranthi
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Could be that you're hosting doesn't allow you to make new dirs with scripts (there's a word for it, but I can't remember it..).
   One of my clients had the same problem, found that out when I tried to install nextgen for him (didn't work obviously, because every gallery wants to make it's own folder).

   What you could do, is manually add the uploads folder via ftp, change the Store uploads in this folder variable to wp-content/uploads and make sure the checkbox for Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders isn't checked.

   That way WP won't try to make those mont- and year-based folders anymore. Does mean that you will have all your uploads in the same folder, though..

6. backsaw13
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   my hosting allows, as that is how my self hosted blogger blog was configured. I am trying to import the rss xml file i exported out of blogger. I can try creating the full folder structure, but was trying to avoid that, as it is 2 years worth of posts.

   I will check with my hosting as well.

7. Hiranthi
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Sorry, missed that you weren't the topicstarter (and therefor that it was about the import and not just uploading images). My bad.

   I'll see what I can find/think of :)

8. Hiranthi
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   which version of wp are you using (and is it the old or new blogger we're talking about)?

9. backsaw13
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   wp version 2.7

   the newest blogger - but not on blogspot, but through my hosting account with my own domain.

10. Hiranthi
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Well, since I'm not sure about what's going wrong here, would you be willing to share the xml file you're trying to import? (if so, you can contact me at wordpress[at]illutic[dot]nl).

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