Title: Problem uploading image
Last modified: September 6, 2022

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# Problem uploading image

 *  Resolved [satimis02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satimis02/)
 * (@satimis02)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/)
 * Hi all,
 * Add media -> Upload files
    -> Select Files
 * selecting media file -> Open
 * UPLOADING
 *     ```
       coffee_break.jpeg
       Unable to create directory uploads/2022/09. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
       ```
   
 * Please help. Thanks
 * Remark: several websites having similar problem
 * Regards

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 *  [Muneer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imuneer/)
 * (@imuneer)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/#post-15981340)
 * Error message is clear. Your web server is not able to create a directory under`
   uploads` directory. Where you have hosted your website? Is it your own hosting
   or 3rd party? If you have support from hosting provider, just share them this
   message. They will help you solve it. If it is hosted by yourselves, give your
   webserver’s user write permission to the parent directory.
 *  Thread Starter [satimis02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satimis02/)
 * (@satimis02)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/#post-15981540)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for your advice.
 * I’m administrator
 * Permission
    wp-content 755 uploads 755
 * I don’t know why the folder 2022 09 can’t be created automatically ?
 * Shall I create it manually on File Manager of cPanel ?
 * Thanks
 * Regards
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by [satimis02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satimis02/).
 *  Thread Starter [satimis02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satimis02/)
 * (@satimis02)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/#post-15982102)
 * Hi,
 * Problem solved as follow;
 * On wp-config.php
 * add following line;
    `define( 'UPLOADS', 'wp-content/uploads' );`
 * before;
    `require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');`
 * Regards
 *  [sethuram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sethuram/)
 * (@sethuram)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/#post-16033876)
 * Thank you satimis02. I just resolved the same error from your comment.

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 * Last reply from: [sethuram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sethuram/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uploading-image-4/#post-16033876)
 * Status: resolved

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