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1. michellemedd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   We have been using this blog for awhile now and have always been able to upload images. However, it has been awhile since the post on the site and I went to go in and upload an image for that post but it won't let me using the flash or browser.

   When I try using the browser method, I get the following message "error trying to upload media"

   When I try using the flash browser, I get the following message "Unable to create directory... Is its parent directory writable by the server?"

   I have looked into the host and double checked the writable information on the folders and they are all 755.

   Why would this all of a sudden just happen and does anyone know the solution on getting this to work again. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.

   Thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Change the permissions on the wp-content directory to 766. If you still have problems, try 767 or 777. Once your uploads are working, change the permissions on wp-content back to 755 again and check that everything still works OK.
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions

3. michellemedd
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for the suggestion, but this has not worked. I tried all 2 different permission strategies and I still get the same error.

   This is very frustrating and confusing to say the least because it was working perfectly before with no issues. Nothing was touched and I am not sure why all of sudden it is not working.

   Any other suggestions??

   Thanks

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Try:

   - deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

   - switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

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