(Another) issue with uploading images using v. 2.7…

  • I’ve read through all of the other posts on this topic, but I can’t seem to solve the problem of uploading images in 2.7. I’m new to WordPress, so it may be a simple oversight on my part, but it’s frustrating nonetheless.

    When I try to upload an image, I get the error:

    Unable to create directory /var/www/vhosts/promotehealth.info/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

    I am able to get images on my blog using the “from url” option, but not any other way. Am I missing a file or folder somewhere? Could it be an issue with my host (webhostgiant)?

    Any help is greatly appreciated ??

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  • I’m having the same issues, and have

    • tried to CHMOD the image directories, to 777
    • tried changing the default upload directory in Miscellaneous Settings
    • tried changing the URL to files in Miscellaneous Settings

    At first I found some success by CHMOD’ing the wp-content directory to 777, but then I noticed that the images were showing up as ‘red x’ (missing) on the pages I was trying to add them to.

    Then, I noticed that the html that was being written into the page reference the images at wp-content/upload/ not just wp-content/ so I manually changed the HTML. That let the images show up.

    However, that doesn’t explain why the simple upload function is so dorked up, or how to make it work.

    This seems to be a common problem with people who have their domains on shared servers, the /var/www/vhosts/ part of the URL seems to tell me, I’ve seen that in a few posts before.

    I’m using a brand spanking new install of WP, no plugins, no special themes, nothing. I’m a total n00b to WP.

    Well, I did add the .htaccess file to the wp-admin directory and I’m getting some functionality that I had not had at all before: thumbnails, and image galleries, and images showing up with the proper URL in place using only the “insert image” button.

    So far so good… but I did roll back the Miscellaneous Settings to original (though not ‘default’ as mentioned above) settings.

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