Title: Image Upload Problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Image Upload Problem

 *  Resolved [jockoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jockoe/)
 * (@jockoe)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-problem-9/)
 * I’ve tried everything listed in the [sticky] at the top of this forum and I’m
   still having issues. When I try uploading an image I get this messaage
 * > Unable to create directory /var/www/the_tracy_times/wp-content/uploads/2009/
   > 04. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
 * If I create the directory manually I get
 * > The uploaded file could not be moved to /var/www/the_tracy_times/wp-content/
   > uploads/2009/04.
 * I’ve tried changing permissions of my ‘uploads’ folder, but still no luck. Anyone
   know what will fix this?

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-problem-9/#post-1041714)
 * try chmod 777 on /wp-content
    if it does upload – chmod back to 755
 *  Thread Starter [jockoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jockoe/)
 * (@jockoe)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-problem-9/#post-1041718)
 * No luck with that. I tried the flash uploader and the browser uploader.
 * I am learning to be my own system admin. if that helps any. I’ve re-started my
   server numerous times and that did not clear up my problem.
 *  Thread Starter [jockoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jockoe/)
 * (@jockoe)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-problem-9/#post-1041719)
 * Thanks samboll. I got it. I took your suggestion one folder further and chmod
   777 wp-contents, uploads, and 2009 folders. It did the upload. I chmod the folders
   back to 755.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [jockoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jockoe/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-upload-problem-9/#post-1041719)
 * Status: resolved

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