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Hi irfansweb,

I think your /wp-content/ folder does not have the correct permissions..

Please try to set them according to the WordPress Codex:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_File_Permissions#Shared_Hosting_with_suexec

Thanks for reply, I am gonna try to change the permissions but everything was alight before, how could permissions change by their own?

I’m having the same issue (same error message), but unfortunately the steps in the Codex to change the permissions in the /wp-content folder don’t seem to work for me. I use an FTP site (Filezilla) to administer the website since there are some issues with the Dashboard in this installation, but when I change the permissions to 666 – as suggested – I still get the same error message. Is there a different numeric code I should try? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!

I am having the same issue – Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2014/08. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

I am currently setting up a wordpress blog inside my website. I am working in Xampp, and testing in localhost only – Not a webserver.

I looked at the “file permissions” answer above but I think this applies to sites that are on a webserver.

Hopefully someone can help.

Thanks

I am having the same issue (Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2014/08. Is its parent directory writable by the server?).
I didn’t have this issue when I installed and tested a couple of months ago. I have tried changing file permisssions but still can’t upload a simple jpg to a new post. What has changed?
This is my first experience with WP so would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

@andiargast, @ingridzm, @ivorjohn

It’s best, and indeed forum policy to open a new topic for issues related to your own sites, even if you think they are similar to the one described in this post. When the OP returns to this thread he wants to see responses to his question, not everyone else’s.

Fair point, Dave Naylor. Meanwhile I found an answer to my problem elsewhere and am happy to re-post it here for the benefit of others ..
“Everything was working great on my site until 2 am…I’ve spent the last 20 hours trying to figure this out and finally under settings for media, I noticed there was a / in front of the default upload folder. I got rid of the / and everything is working now.
Sorry I can’t be more technical than that, but I hope it works for all of you, too.”
Thank you, mdroamer.

Apologies for my error however if ivorjohn could be more specific on how he fixed the error I would be grateful. I looked in media settings in my dashboard but see no reference to the upload folder. I will log a separate post as requested.

no need to change files permission just use same your username and password at cpanel or directadmin..

Thanks ivorjohn, your solution helped me. the new version of wordpress adding extra / before the root under:
Settings>Media>Store uploads in this folder
if you remove it, it will wor fine.

If I remove the “extra /” my other images can’t be found anymore, any other solutions for this problem?

Hey everybody,

I followed ivorjohn‘s suggestion and ended up at the same place as Cristellit.

Then replacing the / simply brought back my already uploaded images but could still not upload new images to posts or anything.

Here is the actual solution!

Go to SETTINGS, MEDIA and if you have the same issue as me under uploading files, SOMETHING, SOMEONE, an UPDATE OR ???? Had changed the default upload folder to something like this..

/home5/something/something/uploads/sitename/2014/08/etc/etc

I then set upload folder to the default which is

wp-content/uploads

AND VOLIA! FIXED

As a cleanup I connected to server and deleted the folder referenced by

/home5/something/something/uploads/sitename/2014/08/etc/etc
(Which was empty I might add)

Hope this helps ??

Thanks MSReady my provider suggest the same and i can also confirm it works!

SETTINGS > MEDIA > upload folder > (set to default) > wp-content/uploads

Did your provider tell you why they thought this may have happened.

I am uneasy as to HOW something can create this reference inside my WP site without me doing it.

Cheers

Matt

maybe stupid question, but I’m pretty new to this- in what file do you change the setting: SETTINGS > MEDIA > upload folder > (set to default) > wp-content/uploads

do u mean in the graphical interface or in a .php file called something?

David