HTTP error when uploading photos

Hi,

Have you tried speaking to your web host provider’s tech support?

This is usually a hosting / permissions issue.

I normally see this error when the image dimensions are too large. Generally speaking I recommend having images less than 2000 x 2000. Larger dimensions tend to max out your memory while WordPress tries crunching your images. Basically the image editor resizes the original image into three separate images: thumbnail, medium, and large. There is no need to have images larger than most monitors anyway. Digital cameras and phones tend to make huge images that will give the Media Upload page heartburn.

Occasionally plugins cause this issue. Especially image plugins like Smush. You can try disabling those one at a time, then testing Media upload again.

The file name can also cause issues. Try using only letters and numbers or replacing special characters with “-“.

Happy Hunting!

Great thank you, it seems that when I originally resized the images that they were still too large.

You are welcome! You have to watch out for those huge images. The camera on my phone is set to a photo size of 4128 x 3096. My 27 inch monitor has a page resolution of 1920 x 1080. So my pictures are 6 times larger than my monitor! That’s why you never need an image with dimensions over 2000 pixels.

Happy blogging!

Hello Collin,

I keep having an HTTP error when I try to upload photos since upgrading to WP4.4.

My file size is 1.32 MB.
I have taken the following steps to resolve the issue to no avail:
*I have cleared all of my cookies and cache.
*I have disabled all of my plugins and it still is giving me the error.
*I have tried both the multi media upload and the browser upload.

My website is https://www.cimarroncreekessentials.com

I look forward to your response. ??

Hi I have the same problem. I have tried everything I’ve found in quite a few forums. I’ve been reading forums from last year and still nothing.
Also, my technical knowledge on php, code etc. it is very, very basic.
I’m quite annoyed and in a hurry… we are going on a tour and we can’t upload images (the concert poster, tour program etc.) to the website… Any help will be very appreciated.

I am having the same issue. Each time I try to upload an image I get a HTTP error message. My file size is 3.5MB. I have never had this problem before and it is very disappointing.

Hi everyone, it is probably best if you start you own threads – however @cimcrkess and @steick it sounds like you need to think about reducing your image size before uploading.

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