“Unable to create directory” error for media uploader

  • i keep receiving this error when i try to upload a picture:

    Unable to create directory /var/www/vhosts/robahern.com.au/httpdocs/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

    I have followed the instructions in the sticky topic: media/uploader help.
    I have re-installed the wp-content and wp-includes folders.

    I think it is a problem with the file permissions, the whole directory under wp-content/uploads is 755. what is the problem have i done something wrong?

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  • I have searched for hidden .htaccess file with Filezilla set to show hidden. Is there an .htaccess in the root directory?

    It seems that the need to set the permissions to 777 for uploads in some cases is a security issue that should be addressed as a matter of urgency, this is too much of a risk for normal use, and as yet there does not seem to be a workaround.

    Well there is, sort of. Untick the “store in folders based on year/month” setting under Dasboard/Settings/Miscellenious so that WP does not need to create new directories because some hosts/settings do not allow that.
    (Makes the organizatuon of the uploads a bit more messy, though).

    psperkins’ method above was what I needed to do.

    “I had forgotten to to into SETTINGS>MISCELLANEOUS and change the path to the upload directory back to “wp-content/uploads” – DERRRRR!!!! The URL is right there and I simply did not notice it.”

    Thanks for posting it.

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    Figlen

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    I had this problem too, and found the answer was the same as psperkins’s above.Check your path in miscellaneous!

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