Title: HTTP Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# HTTP Error

 *  Resolved [mustachioed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mustachioed/)
 * (@mustachioed)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/)
 * I recently moved my WP files from the root directory to a folder to prevent clutter
   and for better organization (I followed the steps on the Codex to a tee). I have
   two blogs on my server, one which was already in a subfolder, and have never 
   had trouble with either.
 * I made sure my Misc. Settings were updated correctly.
 * Now, on both blogs, I am getting a HTTP error with the Flash uploader and a Internal
   500 error with the browser loader.
 * Any ideas on what the problem might be?

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 *  [Jonas Grumby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ss_minnow/)
 * (@ss_minnow)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/#post-1419839)
 * Changing the path in Settings > Misc should not break anything. It should just
   make your uploads go somewhere else (assuming the path you put in there exists
   or can be created). Sorry, I don’t know the answer but a temporary workaround
   is to use FTP software to upload your files.
 * What exactly did you enter into Settings > Miscellaneous?
 *  Thread Starter [mustachioed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mustachioed/)
 * (@mustachioed)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/#post-1419840)
 * I figured it out. I had a weird .htaccess file in the root. So, I re-wrote it
   and we’re back to normal.
 * Thanks.
 *  [Jonas Grumby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ss_minnow/)
 * (@ss_minnow)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/#post-1419843)
 * You probably have to add the foldername to the file like:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /foldername/
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /foldername/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Replace foldername in both places with your actual folder name.
 * I’m surprised that your site worked at all w/o that file.
 *  [dbradley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbradley/)
 * (@dbradley)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/#post-1420170)
 * This might work. All the advice to update my htaccess was not helping. I run 
   my blog on a windows server. This is how I fixed this HTTP error problem.
 * With in your Dashboard go to Settings and then Miscellaneous Setting.
 * For some reason my hosting site automatically added this to the Store upload 
   files path.
 * (/home/users/web/b2284/ipw.livingproofbc/nt/blog/wp-content/uploads)
 * I deleted it all and replaced it with
 * wp-content/uploads (just as recommend.) (Also make sure you have a uploads file
   in your wp-content folder)
 * Now IT WORKS!
 * This only took me 8 hours of tweaking to get it to work. Hope this works for 
   you.

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [dbradley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbradley/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-5/#post-1420170)
 * Status: resolved

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