Title: cannot upload images, get http error message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# cannot upload images, get http error message

 *  Resolved [befound](https://wordpress.org/support/users/befound/)
 * (@befound)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/)
 * I am unable up upload files from a post page or from the media library.
    permissions
   set to 775
 * Any ideas to fix this?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548262)
 * Can you quote the error message here?
 *  [fortunecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fortunecat/)
 * (@fortunecat)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548446)
 * i’m having the same problem. i get an “http error” message.
    thank you.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548451)
 * Is that all the error says? Can you quote it in its entirety?
 *  [luciev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luciev/)
 * (@luciev)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548452)
 * I get the same thing. My permissions are set to 777 and I still get this message
 * > The uploaded file could not be moved to /var/www/vhosts/xxxxx.com/httpdocs/
   > wp-content/uploads.
 * Thanks
 *  [pixelnate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnate/)
 * (@pixelnate)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548453)
 * I would imagine the problem is similar (or the same) as these posts:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/293853](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/293853)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356787](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356787)
 * The uploaders (both of them) are broken. You can only use the browser uploader
   if security is left wide open, and you can only use the flash uploader if you
   are a magician (and security is left wide open).
 *  [prcindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prcindy/)
 * (@prcindy)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548454)
 * I too am having problems uploading/inserting images when trying to do so in a
   post. I get this message:
 * Are you sure you want to do this?
 * Please try again.
 * And it keeps looping without opening the upload link. It does the same with video,
   music and add media.
 * I am using Thesis. I suspect that there’s a conflict with a plugin or widget.
   Any ideas? Thanks.
 *  [pixelnate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnate/)
 * (@pixelnate)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548455)
 * [@prcindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prcindy/) I am not sure you are
   having the same problem as the rest of us. We’re trying to upload images to the
   media library using the flash uploader and your problem seems to be that you 
   cannot place images on a page. Is that right? Are you able to upload images?
 *  [luciev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luciev/)
 * (@luciev)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548456)
 * Thanks Pixelnate ! I didn’t look further today and I appreciate the links.
 *  [pixelnate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnate/)
 * (@pixelnate)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548482)
 * Anybody solve this? Any pointers? Sorry to be annoying on this issue, but none
   of the fixes are working or appropriate. Setting permissions on any directory
   on the web to 777 is not a solution.
 *  [pixelnate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelnate/)
 * (@pixelnate)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548492)
 * The support guys at my hosting company (Rails Playground) found this [link.](http://blog.nerdstargamer.com/2009/wordpress-upload-http-error-fix/)
   It worked perfectly. The best part about it is that my wp-content and uploads
   directories are both set to 755.
 *  [whatsthet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whatsthet/)
 * (@whatsthet)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548493)
 * Hello, I am also getting error message “HTTP error.” whne i try to upload picture
   with my wordpress site. Occasionally it also gives an errro message of “Failed
   to write file to disk.” All this just started as of today.
 * Any assistance is appreciated.
 *  [Sushyant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zavarzadeh/)
 * (@zavarzadeh)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-upload-images-get-http-error-message/#post-1548586)
 * most of these erors comes from .htaccess
    whats your wp version?

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