Title: Upload image problem help
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upload image problem help

 *  [joe07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe07/)
 * (@joe07)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-image-problem-help/)
 * When upload image in my site, I get this message “Unable to create directory /
   home/a8268984/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2008/10. Is its parent directory
   writable by the server?”
    What wrong?

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 *  [bmpavel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmpavel/)
 * (@bmpavel)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-image-problem-help/#post-882229)
 * I believe I had this problem once. I think you need to create the uploads folder
   in the wp-content directory if it is not there already. Also, you need to make
   sure the permissions are set to 777.
 *  Thread Starter [joe07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe07/)
 * (@joe07)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-image-problem-help/#post-882241)
 * Thanks bmpavel
 * need more help
    “uploads folder in the wp-content directory” – what is folder
   name? “permissions are set to 777” ?????
 *  Thread Starter [joe07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe07/)
 * (@joe07)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-image-problem-help/#post-882401)
 * uploads folder how to set permissions to 777?
    Anyone? Thanks

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [joe07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joe07/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-image-problem-help/#post-882401)
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