Title: Media image upload http error Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Media image upload http error * Resolved [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/) * I started having a problem with getting a message of “http error” when I try uploading a picture from my computer to media library a few weeks ago with 3.8. I hoped updating to 3.9 would fix the problem but it hasn’t. My photos are well within the max size. * I have tried disabling plugins which did not work. I also tried changing file permissions on my ftp server. * I am not willing to delete my blog and reinstall WordPress (been up for over 2 years now) or change to a default template (it took days to get the blog looking the way I want it and from what I’ve read this doesn’t usually work anyway). Any other ideas? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4828929) * Check your server’s PHP error log for one. That particular error comes from a lot of places, one of which is running out of space in your temp folder on the server so it can be hard to debug :/ * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4828940) * php_errorlog is blank in main folder associated with domain name, as well as in wp-admin and wp-includes, the other two places I could find a file with that name. I don’t see anything named a “temp folder”–could it be under a different name? I do have a LOT of images on this blog. [http://hearthmoonblog.com](http://hearthmoonblog.com) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4828943) * The temp folder is on the server’s root level, called /tmp or /temp * Ask your webhost if they can check if temp is full 🙂 * [alicjazurawie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alicjazurawie/) * (@alicjazurawie) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829011) * I think I’ve found a solution. * I’ve been having the same problem since 3.8. I hoped that 3.9 would sort it, but it didn’t… I checked my temp folder and that wasn’t the problem but I believe that I have just worked out what went wrong. * Since 3.8, my settings seem to have changed so that my database automatically backs up. In Cpanel, I found that I had 11 database backups and I think that was what was chewing up space. I’ve just deleted them and reuploaded the image, and it resized and uploaded with no problem. I have designed a theme which allows me to upload images of any size, and they are automatically resized into a large size and a thumb size, and then the original is deleted. I have had upload problems since December and have had to manually resize images to be smaller than 1MB in order for them to upload… before 3.8 I never had this problem. * So the short suggestion … Try deleting your backups from your server space (download them first if you haven’t already) and see if that frees up space and sorts out your problem. * ETA: This solution allowed me to upload 1 image to 1 post… but I’m still getting the upload error message. I’ll leave my advice up in case it helps anyone else, but it doesn’t seem to have solved the problem completely. Frustrating. * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829034) * I have found the temp folders on my control panel. It doesn’t look like that’s the problem, but I have placed a request with my host provider to make sure. Having excessive backups on your server would cause problems, but that is not happening in my case. * [alicjazurawie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alicjazurawie/) * (@alicjazurawie) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829071) * I’ve been in touch with my hosting company. They tried increasing my memory limit and execution time for uploads – neither of these options made any difference to me. The weird thing was that using a test site, my hosting company could upload images of any size, so it appeared to be a problem my end. I always use Firefox as my browser but shifted over to Google Chrome to see if it was a browser issue… and it works. Resizes images, and uploads successfully. I have no idea what the problem with Firefox is as it has always worked before. Maybe I changed some of my settings and they’ve altered something… But that was my solution anyway. Hope this helps. * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829091) * I heard from my hosting company today. Temp folder is not full. The browser I’m using is Explorer. When that didn’t work I tried Firefox. I guess I’ll install Chrome and see if that works. * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829092) * I’m seeing the same error in Chrome. Still having problems with this. * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829102) * Changing to default theme did not work. * [senorfrog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senorfrog/) * (@senorfrog) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829112) * Hello I am using the new 3.9 version at [http://www.historicphilippines.com](http://www.historicphilippines.com) and am having the same problems list above. I have tried all the suggestions provided. I have deleted the several backups I had stored on the server (12) and that seemed to work. But when I had loaded about 8 or 9 news photos, properly sized, it started again. What’s to do? * [mhammo15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhammo15/) * (@mhammo15) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829115) * Count me in as having the same issue as well. I just upgraded to 3.9 and the problem started. I have plenty of space on my server. I am trying to upload 1 png file that is 21kb in size. * [senorfrog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senorfrog/) * (@senorfrog) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829116) * To follow up. I have changed the theme to 2014 and it seems to be working OK, what should I do now? * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829117) * Still having this problem. I have also been speaking with my host and they haven’t been able to fix it. * [mhammo15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhammo15/) * (@mhammo15) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829118) * My problem seems to be worse. I just tried Safari and Firefox and it doesn’t display WP-ADMIN at all. I can login fine but I just see a blank white screen. Chrome is displaying admin correctly but still getting the upload errors. * I also noticed NONE of my existing media files are displaying in the Media Library. * I am using a Mac OSX 10.9.2 Firefox 28.0 Safari 7.0.3 Chrome 34.0.1847.116 * Thread Starter [hearthmoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hearthmoon/) * (@hearthmoon) * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/#post-4829119) * Okay, I’m getting some more information about this…I just noticed that the media size on my uploaded pictures that have the http error are showing 1 pixel by 1 pixel. When I change the pixels in the html code for both the picture _and _the caption it is displaying okay. Still getting the http error on upload though. I guess I’ve found a workaround, but obviously this needs a better fix. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Media image upload http error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 28 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [alicjazurawie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alicjazurawie/) * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/media-image-upload-http-error/page/2/#post-4829202) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics