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1. vinobrien@hotmail.com
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Im trying to change upload permission as I cant upload files. Where

   exactly to you change this permission to 777? I added the wp-content upload folder and still i get an error message?

   Thanks.

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Try changing the permissions on the wp-content directory to 766. If you still have problems, try 767, 775 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. vinobrien@hotmail.com
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   thanks esmi, but the problem im having is where exactly do i go to change the permission. Is there a option in the dashboard or in is it in a php file in on the server.

   sorry very new to wordpress. :)

4. vinobrien@hotmail.com
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   aaaaah found it in the ftp preferences!! Still did not work, must be the host not granting permission. still getting the error message.

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 10 months ago #

   It could be a file/folder ownership issue. You'd need to speak to your hosts about this.

6. pnwheeler
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I've had a similar problem. Followed esmi's advice and it worked - at least, I could upload my images. However, it only worked if I changed the wp-content folder to 777 (767 and 775 gave me errors).
   Now, I try to change the permissions back, and I find I can change the wp-content folder back to 755 no problem. BUT the /uploads and /2011 folders refuse to be change back from 777. I get this, in Filezilla:
   Command: SITE CHMOD 755 2011
   Response: 550 Could not change perms on 2011: Operation not permitted

   Why is this? Does it matter? Admittedly, these are both hidden folders but I don't feel good about having anything completely open access like this.

7. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Does it matter?

   That tends to vary from host to host.

8. vinobrien@hotmail.com
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Okay so, heres the update. In the ftp manager you have to go into each new folder that you create for the upload images to go into 'uploads>2011>07' and change the permissions for each folder. stupid, yes. enjoyable fix though. boomsticks.

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