Title: WordPress Network image upload problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress Network image upload problem

 *  [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/)
 * I have installed the multi site network on my clients site, so that I may have
   a regular site and a mobile site:
 * [http://www.kidzct.com](http://www.kidzct.com)
    [http://m.kidzct.com](http://m.kidzct.com)
 * The main site is fine, images and media are uploading and appearing fine.
 * However when I try to upload images for the mobile site nothing happens, it says
   they upload but when you go to the media library nothing appears. No thumbnails
   at all, just the alt text where the thumbnails should be.
 * Does anyone have any idea how I can correct this so I can images to upload to
   the sub site?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213279)
 * What URL is it giving for the image?
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213371)
 * [http://m.kidzct.com/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg](http://m.kidzct.com/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg)
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213375)
 * Here is a screen shot of the media library:
 * [http://kidzct.com/sandbox/error.jpg](http://kidzct.com/sandbox/error.jpg)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213403)
 * Okay, the file IS here: [http://kidzct.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg](http://kidzct.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg)
 * But I noted that NO images are showing up correctly:
    [http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/custom_login_logo.gif](http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/custom_login_logo.gif)
 * 1) What’s in your .htaccess
    2) Do you have any hotlink protection turned on?
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213409)
 * Here is the .htaccess file:
 *     ```
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 * How do I check to see if hotlink protection is on?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213412)
 * If you don’t know, ask your website. Some hosts have a setting in control panel
   or plesk that turns it on.
 * Now, given than [http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/header.png](http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/header.png)
   works (and so does [http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg](http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/07/IMAG0371.jpg))
 * I would speculate that your httpd.conf isn’t reading that .htaccess. Check with
   your host that AllowOverride is set to ‘All’
 * By the way… Are you aware that this is NOT a valid style.css for a theme? Not
   even a child theme:
    [http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/style.css](http://m.kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/style.css)
 * Also this file is just plain MISSING: [http://kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/custom_login_logo.gif](http://kidzct.com/wp-content/themes/kidzct_mobile/images/custom_login_logo.gif)
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213416)
 * Why isn’t this a valid style sheet? I’m not makeing a site for someone who is
   going to be changing their “theme”. I’m using the site as a CMS system and the
   style sheet tests fine in all browsers?
 * That image shouldn’t even be in the folder sorry.
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213420)
 * Hotlink protection is disabled.
 * Any other ideas?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213451)
 * > Why isn’t this a valid style sheet?
 * See [Theme_Development](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development). WordPress**
   requires** very specific comments at the top of the style.css file – whether 
   you are using the site as a CMS system or otherwise.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213473)
 * > I would speculate that your httpd.conf isn’t reading that .htaccess. Check 
   > with your host that AllowOverride is set to ‘All’
 * Yeah, that.
 * And what Esmi said 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213549)
 * ok so I ran a test on the server
 * [http://www.kidzct.com/test.php](http://www.kidzct.com/test.php)
 * Not sure what your referring too or looking for, can you tell me from this list
   if I need to change something on the server?
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213550)
 * Ok so we just check the file on the server and according to the httpd.conf file
   it is set to all.
 * Also if your referring to the comments at the top of the css file, I haven’t 
   added those yet. This is in the very early stages of production. I understand
   about all the formalities I just like to make stuff work before I make anything“
   official”
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213551)
 * It’s NOT a php setting.
 * There is a file on your server called httpd.conf and it’s used to, among other
   things, tell your server account what kind of htaccess calls are permitted. Yours
   isn’t working correctly.
 * In MOST cases, this problem is caused by your httpd.conf not having AllowOverride
   include ‘All’ for your account. So check for that.
 * If you don’t know how to edit it safely, call your webhost and have them do it
   or hire a sysadmin to do it for you.
 *  Thread Starter [meglundy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meglundy/)
 * (@meglundy)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213553)
 * That link actually came from my system admin because he wasn’t sure what you 
   were talking about.
 * Once he figured out it was a file on the server he checked it and it is set to
   allow all.
 * (and yes my host is a friend, who is not a server guy either. So we are learning
   about this situation from you, sorry if we are frustrating)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-image-upload-problem/#post-2213557)
 * Nah, not frustrating 🙂 And good to know where we’re starting from.
 * What is the whole allowoverride section set to?
 * Sadly, the problem is that it’s NOT set to let .htaccess pass through some of
   the complex variations needed for MultiSite, and since every server is different,
   it’s really hard to know exactly what’s wrong form our end :/

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