Title: HTTP error. Uploading Files
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# HTTP error. Uploading Files

 *  [gcskye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcskye/)
 * (@gcskye)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/)
 * What Happens:
    1. Upload File 2. Progress bar gets to near full and pauses for
   a moment or two. 3. Upload Error displays: HTTP error. 4. Image is still stuck
   as if it is uploading. 5. If I go to media there is a file with the image name.
   Instead of showing the image, it shows images/media/default.png (a piece of paper
   with the corner folded down) 6. If I add this image to a file, it does display,
   I can also follow the image path and view the image.
 * I’m hosted by hostmonster and have multiple wordpress installs that this is happening
   with. It’s not all images but a good chuck. Doesn’t seem to matter if its png
   or jpg.
 * I’ve messed with the upload folders file permissions (666, 777, 775) and I’ve
   had no luck. I’ve also tried adding define(‘CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS’, false ); to
   the wp-config.php file.
 * Is there a solution I’ve missed to remove this http error when uploading?

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 *  [jscooksey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jscooksey/)
 * (@jscooksey)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412765)
 * I’ve had the same situation. I’ve had to use a plugin that forces WordPress to
   use GD library to process images (Default to GD)
 * My hosting provider tells me theyt are up to date with library files, and my 
   wordpress site is using to many resources. Although they have yet to be more 
   specific
 *  Thread Starter [gcskye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcskye/)
 * (@gcskye)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412770)
 * They just added this to my htaccess file and it fixed everything:
 * SetEnv MAGICK_THREAD_LIMIT 1
 * I hope that helps people in the future. Thank you for your response jscooksey
 *  [atomicjdm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atomicjdm/)
 * (@atomicjdm)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412842)
 * Thanks to all for posting your solutions. We recently ran into this exact problem
   on two new VPS servers at Inmotion. In our case, the solution was the same as
   above, adding one line to the .htaccess file in /public_html/
 * Add to .htaccess:
    SetEnv MAGICK_THREAD_LIMIT 1
 *  [kayleong2506](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayleong2506/)
 * (@kayleong2506)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412850)
 * I started encountering problem uploading images yesterday. It wasn”t a problem
   earlier.
 * Error msg “”unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2015/05. Is its parent
   directory writable by the server?”
 * Go Daddy support explained that the problem lies with WordPress.
 * I have similar problem uploading plugin as well.
 * Error msg: “Could not create directory”
 * Any advice please.
 *  Thread Starter [gcskye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcskye/)
 * (@gcskye)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412851)
 * Thats very odd. I’d just create the folder myself and go from there. It’s not
   a permanent fix but it should get you back to uploading.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [gcskye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcskye/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-uploading-files/#post-5412851)
 * Status: not resolved

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