Title: new theme install error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# new theme install error

 *  [aliciad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aliciad/)
 * (@aliciad)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-install-error/)
 * I’m trying to install a new theme and I keep getting this error… any ideas on
   how to solve it?
 * _Unable to create directory /home/username/public\_html/blog/wp-content/uploads/
   2010/02. Is its parent directory writable by the server?_
 * Thanks!

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 *  [thetooon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetooon/)
 * (@thetooon)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-install-error/#post-1394451)
 * What do you have in here – olo.lo/wp-admin/options-misc.php
    ?
 *  Thread Starter [aliciad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aliciad/)
 * (@aliciad)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-install-error/#post-1394455)
 * I solved this by direct FTP. Seemed to work pretty well.
 *  [thetooon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetooon/)
 * (@thetooon)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-install-error/#post-1394467)
 * I would [resolved] this topic than 🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-install-error/#post-1394467)
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