Title: Can't create the directory
Last modified: August 19, 2016
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# Can't create the directory
* [DNL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnl/)
* (@dnl)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/)
* Hi,
* I have downloaded and installed the newest version of WP on my server, according
to their tutorial. The server has all the required specs.
* The installation and configuration went very smooth, but I when I got to upload
new stuff, like new themes or images to personalize the appearance I was always
getting this ERROR message:
* “Unable to create directory /home/”site”/public_html/”folder”/wp-content/uploads/
2010/12. Is its parent directory writable by the server?”
* If I was creating these folders myself through FTP, it was giving me the same
error.
* When uploading a new theme, I had the same issue, but I transferred it myself
through FTP in the right folder and it worked.
* Do you think the problem is that the platform has been installed in a subdomain?
How could I make sure that the parent directory is writable by the server?
* Please let me know what do I have to modify to make it work.
* Thanks in advance!
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* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1797865)
* 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](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
* Thread Starter [DNL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnl/)
* (@dnl)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798212)
* Hi Esmi,
* Thanks for your reply!
* It was a problem with my webhost. He changed the server and now I can upload/
create folder, but other problems still persist.
* I can upload images, new themes, but it doesn’t add new pages/posts. They all
appear on the home page, but when clicking on the title to open the article,
it opens a link that doesn’t exist:
[http://exampleblog.website.com/2010/12/article-title/](http://exampleblog.website.com/2010/12/article-title/)
* It seems like it can’t create them and it doesn’t give me any error messages.
* I have all the pages in the wp_admin folder – I see and can edit them in the
admin interface, but they don’t appear on the public interface. There are no
new files created.
* It makes changes in existing files, creates sub folders, uploads files, but it
seems like it doesn’t create anything in the main directory of the subdomain,
where the blog is located.
* Do you know what could be the reason?
* Thread Starter [DNL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnl/)
* (@dnl)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798215)
* I have fixed the problem 🙂
* I added to the .htaccess file the following:
* # BEGIN WordPress
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error
=404 RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond%{
REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPress
* Everything works works now 🙂
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798251)
* I’m having the same issue, and tried all of the above. I’m still getting the
error.
* I installed a fresh copy of WordPress, and it was able to post fine, but when
I restored the database, the issue returned.
* The hosting company, BluDomain, is saying they can’t do anything else, and have
referred me back here. I need this to work, and suggestions other than the above.
* I never have this issue with GoDaddy, so I can’t understand why this is happening.
* PLEASE help!
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798252)
* I also tried to Export the blog, and I get the following error: The URL is not
valid and cannot be loaded.
* It’s like a no-win with this blog now. I need to at least export the blog, so
I can start from scratch that way.
* Help, PLEASE. :}
* Thanks
* Thread Starter [DNL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnl/)
* (@dnl)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798256)
* Have you tried to download all the files to your computer through FTP. This would
keep your theme settings and all changes you’ve made in the blog’s templates
code. And through the control panel you would also be able to export the database.
* Then upload them to another webhost’s server.
* This might be a solution.
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798257)
* I have all the files on my computer now. But I’m starting to think the database
is corrupt. I’ve tried the repair tool and it claimed the database was fine.
So I don’t know what else to do.
* If I uninstall this WordPress, and reinstall a fresh copy, and then copy all
these files back – without the database – will the posts, tags, pages, etc. still
be there?
* Thanks
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798258)
* I at least need to find a way to export all posts, pages, etc. to an XML file.
The WordPress Export Tool doesn’t work any more.
* What else is possible?
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798259)
* DNL – what exactly did your webhost change on the server?
* Thanks
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798261)
* Re: Moving it to another webhost server, he doesn’t have the funds right now.
* But thanks for the suggestion.
* Thread Starter [DNL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnl/)
* (@dnl)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798262)
* My web-host has transferred my site to another server and after that the blog
was able to create folders and upload themes, and pictures etc. But it still
couldn’t create new pages with posts! To fix that I just added in the .htaccess
file, in the main directory the following:
* # BEGIN WordPress
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error
=404 RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond%{
REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPress
* …and everything started to work great.
* [Kat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocbchgal/)
* (@ocbchgal)
* [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798263)
* Yeah, I don’t think they’re willing to transfer his site to another server.
* But I did try the rest, and it still doesn’t work.
* I really need to get this fixed, if anyone can give me other suggestions than
what’s above (which I’ve tried), it’d really help.
* [pegu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pegu/)
* (@pegu)
* [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798296)
* Hi
I am not a coder so am asking this basic question: where do i find the .htaccessfile
and change it? I am having this same problem in one of the sites I am working
on.
* This is the scenario:
The site is domain hosted among many domains in one single
account. The guy who handled the website earlier recently moved servers and we
want to change the main website to wordpress.
* I am not being able to upload pictures because of the same error as posted here.
I tried everything and this may be the answer.
* I am not being able to change permissions on the uploads folder either- perhaps
the server doesnt allow anyone to change folder permissions?
* My own website is only domain in my personal hosting account and wordpress works
flawlessly (I used godaddy’s automatic app setup) so I am baffled.
* Please advise.
Thanks.
* [cyberium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberium/)
* (@cyberium)
* [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798297)
* I tried all the above and it didn’t work. It does now because I did the following:
in WP-Admin > Settings > Media, make sure the upload path is relative and not
absolute, ie wp-content/uploads
* This is likely to be a problem if the site has been moved to a new server.
* [cyberium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberium/)
* (@cyberium)
* [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-create-the-directory/#post-1798298)
* Te .htaccess file is in the top level of the public_html folder by the way.
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