Title: HTTP error when uploading PDF
Last modified: July 30, 2018

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# HTTP error when uploading PDF

 *  [bobboone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobboone/)
 * (@bobboone)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-when-uploading-pdf-4/)
 * WHen uploading PDF documents to the media file, I get constant HTTP errors. I
   have cleared cache and cookies, I have reloaded and even logged out and back 
   in to WordPress, and also rebooted computer all with no success. Ideas? The site
   occasionally does this, but I have usually been able to get it to upload after
   clearing cache. File is only 200KB so not a file size issue. Can’t find any more
   information about this error. HELP!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhttp-error-when-uploading-pdf-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Nikolai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grafruessel/)
 * (@grafruessel)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-when-uploading-pdf-4/#post-10541961)
 * Hi [@bobboone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobboone/),
    have you tried
   to save or export the pdf again? Maybe there is a problem with the pdf itself.
 * good luck,
    Nikolai
 *  [sbwardadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbwardadmin/)
 * (@sbwardadmin)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-when-uploading-pdf-4/#post-10938101)
 * I have intermittently run into this issue as well, but I have found that after
   the “http error” message appears to stop the upload, I can close the file upload
   dialog, go to something else on the admin menu and then go back to the Media 
   Library tab – and viola! the pdf file then appears.
 * I have taken to gathering pdf files into one folder on my laptop, doing a bulk
   upload, and walk away for a while. When I get back, I close out all the errors
   and close the upload, open a random page, close it, and then go back to the media
   library to attach the documents to their respective pages.
 * It would be nice to get a real fix, but in the meantime, this is how I work around
   the http error.
 * Dave

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [sbwardadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbwardadmin/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-when-uploading-pdf-4/#post-10938101)
 * Status: not resolved

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