Title: Error image path
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error image path

 *  [sarett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarett/)
 * (@sarett)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/)
 * Hi,
    I have searched the forum to find an answer but could not find one so I 
   am posting a new thread. I’m running WordPress 3.3.1 in a Multisite. When I add
   media from one of the sites, the file gets uploaded and thumbnails are created
   in the proper directory (blogs.dir/2/files/2012/05/image.jpg) but when looking
   at the media record the thumbnails are blank and the Filename URL is incorrect.
 * Details:
    When I create a post and insert an image the image come inserted following
   this path: `http://www.site.com/blogs/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2012/05/image.
   jpg` where the absolute path pointing to visualize the image correctly.
 * The problem is that the path entered in the post is as follows:
    `http://www.
   site.com/blogs/bob/files/2012/05/image.jpg` il which gives me a 404 – File not
   found, pointing directly at this location, I can’t display the image in post.
 * I have verified that the “Fileupload Url” (in Network Admin>Site>Edit>Settings)
   is as follows `http://www.site.com/blogs/bob/files`
 * I think the problem probably lies in the following .htaccess:
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /blogs/
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
   
       # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
       RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
       RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       ```
   
 * Any help would be appreciated. I’m very frustated about this problem. Help me!
 * Thanks in advance.
 * Sara

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 *  Thread Starter [sarett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarett/)
 * (@sarett)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/page/2/#post-2772972)
 * Yes, it does look the same, even the /blogs/ part is the same.
 * I replicated the same identical structure in both the staging and the production
   site!
 * In practice the sites are like this:
    STAGING: [http://www.stagingurl.com](http://www.stagingurl.com)-
   > main joomla site [http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/](http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/)-
   > main blog (id #1 in wordpress multisite) [http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/foo/](http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/foo/)-
   > secondary blog (id #2) [http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/bar/](http://www.stagingurl.com/blogs/bar/)-
   > secondary blog (id #3)
 * PRODUCTION:
    [http://www.productionurl.com](http://www.productionurl.com) -> 
   main joomla site [http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/](http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/)-
   > main blog (id #1 in wordpress multisite) [http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/foo/](http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/foo/)-
   > secondary blog (id #2) [http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/bar/](http://www.productionurl.com/blogs/bar/)-
   > secondary blog (id #3)
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/page/2/#post-2772974)
 * I’m unfamiliar with Joomla but is there a `.htaccess` file in the root where 
   Joomla lives?
 *  Thread Starter [sarett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarett/)
 * (@sarett)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/page/2/#post-2772975)
 * Yes Jan, of course there is and it’s this one:
 *     ```
       ##
       # @package		Joomla
       # @copyright	Copyright (C) 2005 - 2012 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
       # @license		GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
       ##
   
       ##
       # READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE!
       #
       # The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
       # with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
       # be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
       # your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
       # beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
       # it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
       ##
   
       ## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
       Options +FollowSymLinks
   
       ## Mod_rewrite in use.
   
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^productionurl\.com
       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.productionurl.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]
   
       ## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
       # If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
       # This attempts to block the most common type of exploit <code>attempts</code> to Joomla!
       #
       # Block out any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
       # Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL.
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (<|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(>|%3E) [NC,OR]
       # Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL.
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
       # Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL.
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
       # Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root homepage
       RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
       #
       ## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.
   
       ## Begin - Custom redirects
       #
       # If you need to redirect some pages, or set a canonical non-www to
       # www redirect (or vice versa), place that code here. Ensure those
       # redirects use the correct RewriteRule syntax and the [R=301,L] flags.
       #
       ## End - Custom redirects
   
       ##
       # Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
       # is not directly related to physical file paths.
       # Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root).
       ##
   
       # RewriteBase /
   
       ## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section.
       #
       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
       #
       # If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
       # has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
       # and the request is for something within the component folder,
       # or for the site root, or for an extensionless URL, or the
       # requested URL ends with one of the listed extensions
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /component/|(/[^.]*|\.(php|html?|feed|pdf|vcf|raw))$ [NC]
       # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       # internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
       RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
       #
       ## End - Joomla! core SEF Section.
       ```
   
 * It is located in the root of the site (i replaced the real domain name with the
   example one i used before of course) [http://www.productionurl.com](http://www.productionurl.com)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/page/2/#post-2772977)
 * That shouldn’t impact anything (I’ve done similar before).
 * And it works in staging but not production, which really implies something isn’t
   the same between the two 🙁

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-image-path/page/2/#post-2772977)
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