Title: picture upload Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # picture upload * [trigirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trigirl/) * (@trigirl) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/) * Hi, * My wordpress blog fails to upload pictures. The error message I get is: * Unable to create directory /home/mytryath/public_html/blogger/wp-content/uploads/ 2009/10. Is its parent directory writable by the server? * Does anyone know how to fix this? * Thanks a lot! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [Capturedid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capturedid/) * (@capturedid) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243233) * I am having the same problem? * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243250) * you need to chmod all of these folders /wp-content/uploads/2009/10 to 777 upload an image chmod all back to 755 should work from now on * [ewgrand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ewgrand/) * (@ewgrand) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243273) * Also had this problem and it seems solved! Thanks!! * Thread Starter [trigirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trigirl/) * (@trigirl) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243332) * Hi samboll, * Thank you very much for your response. If you don’t mind to answer another question. I am fairly new to wordpress and have never used chmod. Would you be able to guide me through that? * So far I tried going through the terminal on my mac and used “chmod 777 wp-content” within my blog directory on my computer and then I uploaded that new wp-content to my server. That, however, did not work (could not upload pictures). So, I am wondering, if I do something wrong. * You also mentioned to chmod all back to 755… So, I am really stuck… * I’d appreciate if you could give me another tip! * Thanks again! * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243334) * You need to chmod the folders **on your server**. There should be an option to chmod/change permissions on remote folders in whatever FTP application you’re using to upload to your server. * Thread Starter [trigirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trigirl/) * (@trigirl) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243339) * Thanks very much for your help! I found it on my server and it works now… Great! * [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * (@margaret-a) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243342) * I am really struggling with pictures and need some help. * I have managed to get them up into the Media Gallery – no problems there. * When I click the button to upload them nothing happens. * I’ve tried changing my theme and that doesn’t work. I’ve left things for a couple of days and that doesn’t resolve problems. * I need a very simple explanation of what to do, please. I’m learning each technical item as I go along. * Using WordPress 2.8.4 * MA * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243343) * > When I click the button to upload them nothing happens. * nothing? white screen? redirect? exactly what is nothing? * [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * (@margaret-a) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243345) * Thank you for asking for clarification. * There is text: upload/insert and some icons next to them on my screen. * The first icon is for uploading an image. * I click on it. The main screen does not change. At the bottom of the screen a lot of text appears. The last characters are: iframe=true * However when I move my mouse to try to capture the text – so I can copy it – a different message appears. * There is a small yellow triangle with: “Done, but with errors on page” next to it. * I have tried clicking on all the icons along the line following from upload/insert but they do not respond. * When I first started the site I managed to upload a couple of pictures. However, I tried to upload an image into an item I had already posted and since then I have had this trouble. * I have, therefore, seen what I think should happen. A black screen with a bar in the middle of it appears and then the picture arrives in the post. * That doesn’t happen now. * As things stand it looks like I can’t upload any more images. * Advice on what to do next would be most welcome. (I don’t know how to work with html – yet.) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243347) * > I click on it. The main screen does not change. At the bottom of the screen > a lot of text appears. The last characters are: iframe=true * What browser are you using? * [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * (@margaret-a) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243360) * I use Internet Explorer I have clicked on the yellow triangle. * The message is: * Line 27 Ch 5251 Error Expect (I) or is it 1 (one) Code 0: URL (my website name)/ wp-admin/post-new.php * I’ve also tried going to the Media Gallery and opening an image and clicking insert into post. Again it doesn’t happen. * I can’t insert images into existing posts either. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243364) * Which version of IE? And yes, it matters 🙂 * Also, are you using the flash uploader or the file uploader? * [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * (@margaret-a) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243367) * Thank you for your perseverence. * My internet explorer is version 6. * The media page says I am using the Flash uploader. * I have had no problems in uploading inages into the media library. It’s getting them into posts that’s my problem, although I could do this when I first started working with WordPress. * Margaret A * [michaelvenske](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelvenske/) * (@michaelvenske) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243417) * > you need to chmod all of these folders > /wp-content/uploads/2009/10 to 777 > upload an image chmod all back to 755 * I’ve accessed my server and changed the permissions from 755 to 777 on the following folders: WP-Content, Uploads, Year (2009), and Month (10, 11, 12). * I’ve uploaded images to my blog using Safari with the Flash Uploader. * Post location: [http://michaelvenske.com/blog/?p=703](http://michaelvenske.com/blog/?p=703) * I have changed permissions back to 755 for all folders, but the image doesn’t appear (see blog link). * Do I need to change the permissions for each image in a folder? * Looking forward to your thoughts. * Thank you, * Michael * [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * (@margaret-a) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243431) * I thought I’d add my thanks to Ipstenu who asked me about my internet browser when addressing my problem. * After reading the comments and suggestions I went and learned about different browsers and have now changed browser. * This has solved my problem with uploading pictures. * Thanks to the forum for helping me with this. * Margaret A Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘picture upload’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [picture/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/picture/) * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 15 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [margaret-a](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaret-a/) * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/picture-upload-1/#post-1243431) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics