Title: Configuring the upload function
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Configuring the upload function

 *  Resolved [davidpa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidpa/)
 * (@davidpa)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/configuring-the-upload-function/)
 * Problem: When uploading a file, the suggested text for linking to an uploaded
   file from within a post is given as:
 * <img src=’;../wp-content/plus_one_03.jpg’ alt=’test 4′ />
 * However, when I paste this into my entry, and try to view it, the url of the 
   image becomes:
 * [http://www.eastleigh-scouts.org.uk/2005/02/41/](http://www.eastleigh-scouts.org.uk/2005/02/41/);../
   wp-content/plus_one_03.jpg
 * which the browser is not able to translate.
 * The options for upload are set as:
    Destination directory: /home/davidpa/public_html/
   districtscouts/wp-content URI for directory: ../wp-content
 * For info, I have tried the URI value as “/wp-content” with the same results.
 * WordPress version: 1.5
 * Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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 *  [masquerade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/masquerade/)
 * (@masquerade)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/configuring-the-upload-function/#post-237045)
 * First, you have a stray semicolon, it’s helping nothing.
 * Secondly, try linking directly to your wp-content folder with an absolute path,
   [http://eastleigh-scouts.org.uk/districtscouts/wp-content/](http://eastleigh-scouts.org.uk/districtscouts/wp-content/)
   would be my guess at the path.
 *  [iand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iand/)
 * (@iand)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/configuring-the-upload-function/#post-237047)
 * The stray ; was a bug in version 1.5.
    Upgrading to the lastest version (1.5.1.3)
   fixes that, lots of other bugs and some security issues.
 *  Thread Starter [davidpa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidpa/)
 * (@davidpa)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/configuring-the-upload-function/#post-237049)
 * Thanks for the help guys. I guess a little work tonight to upgrade the software
   is in order.

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 * Last reply from: [davidpa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidpa/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/configuring-the-upload-function/#post-237049)
 * Status: resolved

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