Title: Persistent FTP-Upload failed! Unknown error.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Persistent FTP-Upload failed! Unknown error.

 *  [lifechange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifechange/)
 * (@lifechange)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/)
 * Hi,
 * I got the strange experience, that when I want to upload something via FTP-Transfer-
   Method, I always get the error-message: “Upload failed! Unknown error.”
 * FTP-Logindata is correct (tested it in Browser) and I also gave the Folder, where
   I want to upload the files (within the uploads) 777 rights.
 * Still I get this error.
 * When I use the default method, it works, but only for files smaller than 30MB.
   I need to upload up to 80MB. I already set
 * max_execution_time = 220 (is max_execution_time necessary at all?)
    upload_max_filesize
   = 120M
 * So I’d prefer to use the ftp-method, which still doesn’t work.
 * See for yourself: [http://www.lifechange.at/?p=5424&shareadraft=baba5424_51756811b83f7](http://www.lifechange.at/?p=5424&shareadraft=baba5424_51756811b83f7)
 * Last upload-button (Videodatei (max. 80 MB)) is the one, I’ve set to FTP-method.
 * Tanks a lot for your help in advance.
 * Greetz, Hannes
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/inline-upload/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/inline-upload/)

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 *  Thread Starter [lifechange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifechange/)
 * (@lifechange)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/#post-3686456)
 * Another question: Is it possible to upload to a folder which is outside th wp-
   content-folder (= root-directory of the site)?
 * Greetz, Hannes
 *  [joetheinsider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetheinsider/)
 * (@joetheinsider)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/#post-3686523)
 * Hi lifechange,
 * First I think it’s unsafe to give folder a 777 permission and giving the public
   an access to upload files on your server. Someone might upload a malicious file
   and ruin your server.
 * As for the upload limit, have you restarted your apache already?
 * For the last questions, read the response of wpforum1 in this link:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-files-go](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-files-go)?
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [lifechange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifechange/)
 * (@lifechange)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/#post-3686553)
 * Hi joetheinsider,
 * thanks for your advice. I have restarted the server. Filepath is also correct(
   I had already read the post you linked), ftp-login-data is also correct (tested
   it in browser), max_file_upload is 120BM, max_execution_time is set to the server
   limit of 220. No other server restrictions.
 * I tried to upload a small file, but i still get the error:
 * Upload failed! Unknown error.
 * Standard upload, however, works. But I have sometimes large files to upload, 
   therefore I would prefer FTP.
 * Any clue, what I can try?
 * Thanks a lot in advance.
 * Hannes
 *  Thread Starter [lifechange](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lifechange/)
 * (@lifechange)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/#post-3686614)
 * Is there a possibility to toggle active/passive mode?
 * Thanks, Hannes
 *  [joetheinsider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetheinsider/)
 * (@joetheinsider)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/persistent-ftp-upload-failed-unknown-error/#post-3686615)
 * Hi Hannes,
 * I assume “120BM” is just a typo and it should be “120M”?
 * You may want to increase “post_max_size” as well to the same or higher max file
   you want to upload as it may timeout before the upload completes.
 * Also check that you don’t have limitation with a user php.ini or at .htaccess.
 * Good luck.

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