Title: Upload.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Upload.php

 *  [Citizen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/citizen/)
 * (@citizen)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/)
 * I’ve enabled this feature, and set the permissions of “wp-content” very writable.
   
   I’ve also tried changing the path of the upload to no avail. I keep getting the
   same message that whatever folder I specify, including wp-content, isn’t writtable.
   Any suggestions?

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 *  Anonymous
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48292)
 * Have you issued a “chmod 766 wp-content” command in a shell on the machine? Can
   you clearly confirm the folder is drwxrx-rw- ?
 *  [carthik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carthik/)
 * (@carthik)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48296)
 * Looking at the exact error message will give you a clue as to what the upload
   path should be defined as… the error message tells you how the server looks at
   the path.
 *  Thread Starter [Citizen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/citizen/)
 * (@citizen)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48302)
 * It doesn’t look like you can use the file upload feature at this time because
   the directory you have specified (/home/smammers/public_html/wp-content ) doesn’t
   appear to be writable by WordPress. Check the permissions on the directory and
   for typos.
    That is the exact message I receive, and I did confirm the permissions
   through the database.
 *  Thread Starter [Citizen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/citizen/)
 * (@citizen)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48322)
 * Thank you that did it! Most excellent!
 *  [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/)
 * (@sushubh)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48324)
 * OMG I helped someone! 😀

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/)
 * Last activity: [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploadphp/#post-48324)
 * Status: not resolved

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