Title: Adding images
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Adding images

 *  [cmdai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmdai/)
 * (@cmdai)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/)
 * Uploading of images through the WP system rather than ftp (WS-FTP Pro).
 * By the first upload a new directory should be created. This happens, but I receive
   an error message saying the file has not been created and asking if the server
   can write to WordPress.
 * Once the file is created no images can be transferred to that file, error message
   saying that it is not possible.
 * Permissions set to 777 for Main File (WP), for wp-content and, once created, 
   for Uploads.
 * Anything else that needs changing to make this function work?

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 *  [Marcel Brinkkemper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macbrink/)
 * (@macbrink)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/#post-772021)
 * Setting permissions to 777 is an invite for hackers to take over your site. You
   could best talk with your host about permission problems.
 *  [carsten_lin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carsten_lin/)
 * (@carsten_lin)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/#post-772025)
 * This can be caused by a lot of things. For example a SafeMode problem or a not
   writable temp directory on the webserver or the mod_security feature from the
   apache. Therefore it would be helpful to know the exact error message.
    In case
   it is because of the SafeMode: disable the “Organize my uploads into month- and
   year-based folders” function under Settings, Miscellaneous.
 *  Thread Starter [cmdai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmdai/)
 * (@cmdai)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/#post-772262)
 * macbrink: Thank-you, I know.
 * carsten_lin.: I’ve tried with and without the sub-files and with the no_flash
   plug in installed too. With normal ftp (WS-ftp Pro) there is no problem, just
   with the internal direct transfer from PC to Server.
 *  [scarabus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarabus/)
 * (@scarabus)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/#post-772273)
 * My problem isn’t with getting images on my site. It’s with getting my site to
   display the images. I’ve tried two approaches: (1) using the upload utility and(
   b) uploading via FTP and linking–both automatically and manually. In every case
   the uploading went flawlessly. But in no case were my images displayed. Not sure
   whether it’s a _WordPress_ problem or a server problem.
 * [Note: This wasn’t a problem until I updated from 2.5 to 2.5.1. But it’s probably
   relevant that, with 2.5, one day I could use _Ecto_ or _MacJournal_ as a front-
   end…and next day I couldn’t. That quick. However, I could still write in _WP_
   itself, and I could upload images via FTP, link them, and have them display. 
   Once I updated to 2.5.1, however, I was SOL. Not only was I unable to display
   new images, but the previously displayed images disappeared. Nice problem for
   inquisitive problem-solvers, I’m sure; but ultra-frustrating for a guy who just
   wants to say “Hello, World!” Yeah. In times past, I did learn several computer
   languages. Programmers will recognize the allusion.]
 * I’ll share this both with the WP community and with my ISP. I want to stay with
   both, and I recognize there’s a good chance that either I’ve screwed the pooch
   or my database has been corrupted. This is not about who’s at fault, though, 
   but about getting back in operation. Consequently, I’ll hope for the best but
   in the meantime be looking for a “bail out and start over” alternative.
 * –wayne

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 * Last reply from: [scarabus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scarabus/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-images-3-2/#post-772273)
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