Title: Importing Posts Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Importing Posts * [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/) * Hi. * I’m trying to import my posts from my wordpress.com and I keep getting this error when I try and upload my exported file. * Sorry, there has been an error. * Unable to create directory /home/a2638275/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2008/ 05. Is its parent directory writable by the server? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/page/2/?output_format=md) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774024) * The “parent” is wp-content. writable = chmod 777 (permissions) * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774028) * ??? I don’t know what that means. * How do I fix it? * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774190) * ^^^^ 🙂 * [newlifebernville](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newlifebernville/) * (@newlifebernville) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774223) * go to your wordpress files in your server admin panel. right click on the “content” file. go to “permissions” and change the number there to 777. that will allow you to upload. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774230) * [Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)– always read the documentation, instead of mindless posts like * > _^^^^ 🙂_ * p.s. wp-content is a **folder**, not a file – note for newlifebernville. * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774245) * p.s. wp-content is a folder, not a file – note for newlifebernville. * How come when I hit export and save, it shows up as a file? * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774362) * OK I just need to know one thing. Where is permissions? * [ivovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivovic/) * (@ivovic) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774367) * PLEASE for crying out loud, will you just CLICK on *any* of the links people post for you? * Look up there, it’s blue in moshu’s post. * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774368) * I did click that. * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774370) * Thing is, you don’t have permissions on your right click on 000webhost. It’s on the side. However, it doesn’t show the numeric value but I’ll look again to keep you happy. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774371) * > _I did click that._ * That’s not enough. You have to **read** it, too. And re-read it – if it’s necessary to understand. * [ivovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivovic/) * (@ivovic) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774372) * [self-moderated] * If your FTP client doesn’t do this easily, get one that does. * (I wouldn’t have said anything if I hadn’t already pulled my hair out with you trying to get you to read links posted right there in your thread) * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774373) * What I’m saying is, there is no spot on 000webhost to change my permissions number. Nor is it there on my right click. * [ivovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivovic/) * (@ivovic) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774375) * … lost cause. * Thread Starter [coreybishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coreybishop/) * (@coreybishop) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/#post-774376) * Do I need to post screen shots? I’ve done everything that link told me to do, but it’s not showing the numeric value. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Importing Posts’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) * 25 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [copywriterpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/copywriterpro/) * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-posts-5/page/2/#post-774627) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics