Title: adding media
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# adding media

 *  Resolved [jamiegeorgeart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamiegeorgeart/)
 * (@jamiegeorgeart)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-media-1/)
 * I have just loaded up the blog, but when trying to add media, the loading bar
   stops at the end and an error log comes up saying
 * Unable to create directory /home/virtual/site11/fst/var/www/html/news/wp-content/
   uploads/2008/11. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
 * Please someone help
 * Thanks

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-media-1/#post-908036)
 * some servers require CHMOD 777 to /11 folder
 *  Thread Starter [jamiegeorgeart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamiegeorgeart/)
 * (@jamiegeorgeart)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-media-1/#post-908394)
 * That totally worked!!! You legend thank you!!
 *  [mcrumph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcrumph/)
 * (@mcrumph)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-media-1/#post-908395)
 * I seem to be having the same problem, and I only have one question… What is CHMOD
   777?
    Thanks,

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [mcrumph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcrumph/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-media-1/#post-908395)
 * Status: resolved

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