Title: Document Upload Problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Document Upload Problem

 *  [ironmanstan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ironmanstan/)
 * (@ironmanstan)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/document-upload-problem/)
 * I just got WordPress installed and configured for the most part. I cannot upload
   docs though. It throws some errors about “parent directory permissions” and not
   being able to write to it. The error is quoted below:
 * > The uploaded file could not be moved to /var/www/vhosts/thesewerschool.com/
   > httpdocs/wp-content/uploads.
   >  Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers
   > already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/thesewerschool.com/httpdocs/
   > wp-admin/admin-functions.php:1986) in /var/www/vhosts/thesewerschool.com/httpdocs/
   > wp-includes/functions.php on line 1346
 * Any help or direction would be appreciated.

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/document-upload-problem/#post-597363)
 * Make that directory writable by your web server.
 * [Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)

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 * Last reply from: [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/document-upload-problem/#post-597363)
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