Title: Moved Hosts, Image Upload problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Moved Hosts, Image Upload problem

 *  Resolved [passionforhealth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/passionforhealth/)
 * (@passionforhealth)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moved-hosts-image-upload-problem/)
 * I recently switch to Midphase from another host and now can’t upload images. 
   I’ve switched permissions to 777 but it seems to be a bigger problem than just
   permissions.
 * I switched all files, folders and the database over completely ‘as is’.
 * Apart from needing to rename the db_host in wp-config.php all seemed fine. Then
   I noticed the error messages on the Edit Post section. They were in this form:
 * ~~~
 * Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in
    effect.
   File(/home/httpd/vhosts/passionforhealth.org/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads/2007/
   03/daily-health-log.thumbnail.jpg) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/
   passrid3:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/passrid3/public_html/
   wp-admin/inline-uploading.php on line 224
 * ~~~
 * I researched this here:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/102166?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/102166?replies=3)
 * and passed it on to Midphase (my new host). The error messages now don’t appear
   on the Edit Post page but I still can’t upload new images. I get this error:
 * ~~~
 * The uploaded file could not be moved to .
 * ~~~
 * If I browse the wp_postmeta table, I can see that images that were uploaded while
   on the old server have the absolute path saved as /home/httpd/vhosts/passionforhealth.
   org/httpdocs/……
 * and I’m aware that the absolute path on the new server is /home/passrid3/public_html……
 * … but how do I get WordPress to use that path when saving new uploaded images(
   if in fact that’s the problem)?
 * Midphase (the hosts) are telling me to reinstall WordPress, which is massively
   less than desirable – we don’t want to lose the posts we’ve already made.
 * We’re using WordPress v2.0.4
 * Your help would be greatly appreciated!

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 *  Thread Starter [passionforhealth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/passionforhealth/)
 * (@passionforhealth)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moved-hosts-image-upload-problem/#post-541122)
 * Just an update on the problem above. This is now resolved! I think there were
   probably two seperate problems here. The first was the oopen_basedir problem 
   which Midphase support solved for me.
 * Next, the error message:
 * ~~~
 * The uploaded file could not be moved to .
 * ~~~
 * was probably an entirely seperate problem and turned out to be a simple permissions
   error. I thought I had already tried changing permissions via my FTP package.
   In any case, administering permissions through Midphase’s cpanel did the trick.
 * Problem solved! Hope this helps anyone searching for a solution to the same problem
   🙂

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moved-hosts-image-upload-problem/#post-541122)
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