Title: andrade's Replies | WordPress.org --- # andrade [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [[WP 2.8.4] – media uploading: “Error saving media attachment.”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-284-media-uploading-error-saving-media-attachment/) * Thread Starter [andrade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/) * (@andrade) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-284-media-uploading-error-saving-media-attachment/#post-1240817) * Tried doing what says on 6. and it is still not working unless the directory uploads is set to 777. * Could this be a host problem? * — Also, the only media file I uploaded (while having uploads set to 777), an image, has its permissions set to 666 and I read that files should not be above 664 unless there was a good reason for it. Is this okay, will there be any security problems? My source: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/50863?replies=15](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/50863?replies=15). * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [[WP 2.8.4] – media uploading: “Error saving media attachment.”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-284-media-uploading-error-saving-media-attachment/) * Thread Starter [andrade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrade/) * (@andrade) * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-284-media-uploading-error-saving-media-attachment/#post-1240804) * My upload directory is wp-content/uploads. * I set both directory permissions to 777, uploaded an image, then set them back to 755. Now I can’t upload media again. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)