Title: Cannot upload files on wordpress
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot upload files on wordpress

 *  [jonmeadowbrook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonmeadowbrook/)
 * (@jonmeadowbrook)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/)
 * This is a self installed wordpress and I have been uploading files fine for months.
   I am the only person with access and I have no idea how this would have changed.
 * When uploading files I am greeted by this:
 * **Unable to create directory /home/\*\*\*\*\*\*/public_html/blog/wp-content/uploads/
   2009/01. Is its parent directory writable by the server?**
 * I have no idea why this would not work. when viewing the wp-content folder the
   permissions are still set to 755.
 * Please help. I have no idea what could have gone wrong.

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 *  [figaro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/figaro/)
 * (@figaro)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/#post-948772)
 * Check the permissions on the 2009 directory and the 01 directory in it…those 
   two would have been created this month, so if this is the first time you tried
   to upload this year, maybe they were created with the wrong permissions. Just
   compare them to your 2008 directory and see if they are the same.
 *  Thread Starter [jonmeadowbrook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonmeadowbrook/)
 * (@jonmeadowbrook)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/#post-948773)
 * also note, I have tried changing the permissions to 777 and the small jpeg file
   would still not upload with the same warning message.
 *  Thread Starter [jonmeadowbrook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonmeadowbrook/)
 * (@jonmeadowbrook)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/#post-948784)
 * thank you so much figaro. It was the uploads folder that needed to be 777. It
   is weird that it was like that.
 * Rock and roll sir!
 *  [figaro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/figaro/)
 * (@figaro)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/#post-948792)
 * You’re welcome…glad you got it fixed.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [figaro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/figaro/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-files-on-wordpress/#post-948792)
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