Title: WordPress Flash Uploader “Crunching…”
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress Flash Uploader “Crunching…”

 *  [capnjeremy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capnjeremy/)
 * (@capnjeremy)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-flash-uploader-crunching/)
 * Hello all. The flash uploader on my WordPress installation has ceased functioning!
   As well as the browser uploader, but I’ll get to that in a moment.
 * When I upload most files, the Flash uploader reaches 100% and says “crunching…”
   It never does anything else after this. I’ve noticed that SOMETIMES the image
   will be added to the directory, but not always and never into the media library.
 * When I upload a very small JPG (8k) the Flash uploader won’t do anything. Sits
   at 0%.
 * The browser uploader does something similar, but without the “Crunching” message
   obviously. Neither uploader is working for me at the moment. No error messages
   or anything.
 * Here’s what happened: I moved the WordPress installation from one server to another.
   I updated all the settings and did an exact clone of the SQL when I transferred
   it.
 * Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
    – After setting wp-content/uploads permissions
   to 777 and setting the upload directory in the “Miscellaneous” settings to “wp-
   content/uploads” I still get nothing. – I’ve tried all sorts of CHMODs on all
   the directories involved – I’ve tried creating a few new directories, none work–
   I tried downloading a few plugins that were supposed to alter my HTACCESS to 
   make something work better. Nothing changed, so I deleted them. – I installed
   NextGEN gallery. It works perfectly, uploading and everything.
 * One thing that makes me suspicious: The folders that wordpress create are owned
   by APACHE on my server. The folders I create through FTP are not owned by APACHE.
   But I do not have the ability to CHOWN on my server.
 * I’ve been trying to make this work for a couple days now. If anyone has seen 
   this problem and fixed it, let me know.

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 *  Thread Starter [capnjeremy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capnjeremy/)
 * (@capnjeremy)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-flash-uploader-crunching/#post-1267653)
 * Tried in Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer.
 * Something different in IE – after awhile I get a little red text that says “HTTP
   Error”
 *  [alism](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alism/)
 * (@alism)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-flash-uploader-crunching/#post-1267690)
 * Have a read of this:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/164999?replies=1](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/164999?replies=1)
 * Good chance it’s mod_security, or mod_security2 at work I reckon. :-/
 *  [Yule33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frenchminem/)
 * (@frenchminem)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-flash-uploader-crunching/#post-1267891)
 * Hello,
 * I got the same problem usin
    – chocotheme – geoSmart – simple captcha – login
   box – wp-forecast – askimet -lightbox 2 – lamp version checker
 * It works if i disable
    – loginbox – wp-forecast – simple captcha – askimet
 * really dunno why…. no one of thoses plugins deals with images…
 * in general, i disable all plugins, write my articles, and then reactivate…
 * 🙂

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## Tags

 * [flash](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/flash/)
 * [server transfer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server-transfer/)

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Yule33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frenchminem/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-flash-uploader-crunching/#post-1267891)
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