Title: Image Directory Problem Uploading
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Image Directory Problem Uploading

 *  [xlyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xlyder/)
 * (@xlyder)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/)
 * I am new to wordpress, the first time it worked fine, but the day after I had
   installed wp my server was moved and the nightmare began.
 * 1. I couldn’t upload images: I got a message saying that the directory home/site/
   blog/wp-content/2006/03 was not writable.
 * solution: I manually created 2006/03
 * 2. Now I can upload images but get no automatic thumbnails with them as before.
 * I’ve installed 2 brand new blog in different directories of my web site, with
   their own mysql database, one using cpanel fantastico. I run into the same first
   problem.
 * I finally installed a clean(brand new) wp in one of my friends web sites, different
   host, and I still run into the same thing.

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 *  [abhideydas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abhideydas/)
 * (@abhideydas)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/#post-366652)
 * may be you should try making your directories writable by CHMOD’ing them to 777.
   load a FTP program, right click on that directory, choose the CHMOD option and
   change the permissions.
 *  Thread Starter [xlyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xlyder/)
 * (@xlyder)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/#post-366669)
 * Thank you abhideydas, i’ve checked the folders. they all have writable permission
   and the unix 777
 * I don’t understand why I am having this, but is really discouraging? I’m considering
   creating my Mac into a server of its own and see if this is happening.
 * It worked fine the first time, i was really proud and worked hard on building
   it up, only lasted 24hours.
 *  [abhideydas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abhideydas/)
 * (@abhideydas)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/#post-366914)
 * don’t get discouraged, we are here to help. in some servers directories created
   within a writable directory may not be writable by default. if its not too much
   of a trouble disable ‘Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders’
   in the Options>Miscellaneous Page and make the permission of the directory in
   which you want to upload 777.
 * about the creation of the thumbnail, the name of the thumbnailed image is usually
   thumb-image.jpg where the name of the original image is image.jpg. please check
   whether you are accessing this image or not for some strange reason, WP dosen’t
   do it automatically.
 *  Thread Starter [xlyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xlyder/)
 * (@xlyder)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/#post-367179)
 * The miscellaneous page is on a directory with 777 permission. i also have disable
   the organize uploads feature.
 * the first time i installed WP it did create the image_thumnail.jpg for the image.
   jpg i uploaded. It did this automatically. It was convenient.
 * Now 3 servers, and 3 brand new installations it doesn’t work.
 * You can check out my art section and you can see my problem. it just eats bandwith.
   [http://riodesign.net/blog/art/](http://riodesign.net/blog/art/)

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 * Last reply from: [xlyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xlyder/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-directory-problem-uploading/#post-367179)
 * Status: not resolved

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