Title: 2.5 image upload Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # 2.5 image upload * [jayvdc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jayvdc/) * (@jayvdc) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/) * ok i have chmod’d my directories and blah blah. anytime i try and upload an image from my computer to insert in a post i get this error. * “http error” * and then it says in the image uploader “An error occurred in the upload. Please try again later.” * i am lost as to why this is happening. i have been using wordpress since the early days of 1 and i have never had this problem. it is also a fresh install of 2.5. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 145 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/3/?output_format=md)… [8](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/8/?output_format=md) [9](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/9/?output_format=md) [10](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/10/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [jayvdc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jayvdc/) * (@jayvdc) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714133) * anyone? * [knightlore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knightlore/) * (@knightlore) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714187) * i have the same problem have tried everything to get it to work * [downfall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/downfall/) * (@downfall) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714189) * Sounds like an apache-related problem to me? I could be wrong, though. For me… I don’t seem to have the problem at all, works fine 🙂 * [sheikstanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheikstanza/) * (@sheikstanza) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714191) * None of the uploads seem to work to me. everytime it fails at the moment that the message that it’s chunching the file appears (making a thumbnail and cannot write to the server maybe?) My host is also running apache… * [sheikstanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sheikstanza/) * (@sheikstanza) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714192) * Here is the error log while i tried to post a picture on my weblog: * [Fri Mar 21 10:37:00 2008] [error] [client 62.131.44.82] mod_security: Access denied with code 406. Error processing request body: Multipart: final boundary missing [severity “EMERGENCY”] [hostname “momento.stanzafoto.nl”] [uri “/wp-admin/ async-upload.php”] [unique_id “OZX2lcGKnSYAACWrb04AAAAU”] * Some people out here who can do anything with this information? * [beautyadvice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beautyadvice/) * (@beautyadvice) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714208) * the same problem ^_^ * [Len](https://wordpress.org/support/users/len/) * (@len) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714210) * I was having this same problem. For me, it got fixed when I went to the Settings- > Miscellaneous page and entered “Full URL path to files (optional)” (even though it was the same directory as “Store uploads in this folder.”) * For some reason, having the full URL to the upload directory seemed to help. * This worked for me. Your mileage may vary. 😉 * [Ronald Huereca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronalfy/) * (@ronalfy) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714218) * I get the same error on RC1. Using Len’s solution didn’t work, although I could have done something wrong. * I found this link, which may [explain why some](http://swfupload.org/forum/generaldiscussion/268) are having issues, but there is no solution presented. * My domain is technically an add-on domain of an existing domain if that helps anyone debugging. * [Ronald Huereca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronalfy/) * (@ronalfy) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714219) * My apologies for bumping this thread. Found the solution in the bug tracker. * [http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6278](http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6278) * I added this line to my .htaccess (assuming your WP installation is at the root): * `SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI ^/wp-admin/async-upload.php$ MODSEC_ENABLE=Off` * [issy-m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/issy-m/) * (@issy-m) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714221) * These solutions did not work for me * Any other suggestions? * Thanks * [GuruJi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guruji/) * (@guruji) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714222) * I am getting the same error. * As ronalfy pointed out above, my wordpress is hosted on an add-on domain as well. Could that be a problem? * In the next post, ronalfy points out the solution that (probably) worked for him. However, it is not working for my site. It’s still giving me that error. * Any solution? * WP 2.5RC1 * [GuruJi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guruji/) * (@guruji) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714223) * Oh and one clarification: I was trying to upload an **audio file** (not an image file). So it probably is giving error for uploading of any media type (through the new media uploading interface). * [robtucker11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robtucker11/) * (@robtucker11) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714224) * I have tried the solutions listed above, however they are not providing a solution. Here is some other information that might be pertinant. * I am running apache version 2. I have a feeling that the mod_security solution has just been working for apache 1.x users. * I have tried setting the absolute upload path as well. * My wordpress installation is in /wordpress/ user.domain.com/wordpress/ * I have chmoded 777 and chowned appropriately just for testing purposes and have seen no difference. * Can someone tell me how to disable the flash uploader just temporarily until this is resolved? Or even better offer up a working solution! Thanks! * [robtucker11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robtucker11/) * (@robtucker11) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714226) * I ran another test and it resolved the issue for me. * I rearranged the dns of my site so instead of the url being a sub domain it is now top level and the upload is working. Old url was user.domain.com now it is just domain.com . It is actually a flaw with the flash uploader and not word press. Hopefully this can help others having the same problem. * [issy-m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/issy-m/) * (@issy-m) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/#post-714227) * Hey guys, I got it to work!! * Add this to your .htaccess file * SetEnvIfNoCase Content-Type \ “^multipart/form-data;”“ MODSEC_NOPOSTBUFFERING=Do not buffer file uploads” * mod_gzip_on No * Thanks a lot to Phil. [http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wordpress.testers/6706](http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wordpress.testers/6706) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 145 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/3/?output_format=md)… [8](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/8/?output_format=md) [9](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/9/?output_format=md) [10](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/10/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘2.5 image upload’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/) * [images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/images/) * [mod_security](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mod_security/) * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/) * In: [Alpha/Beta/RC](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta/) * 145 replies * 75 participants * Last reply from: [cmiper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmiper/) * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/25-image-upload/page/10/#post-714447) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics