Unable to create directory uploads/2019/09. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
How to solve media upload error in wordpress?
To check and solve this issue, you need to have access of wordpress website and cpanel.
Follow these steps:
Step 1 – Set the folder permission:
First of all, you need to make sure that the permission of ‘Uploads’ folder in main directory is set to 0755.
Step 1 – Open CPanel
Step 2 – Open ‘Files Manager’:
Locate for the folder ‘File Manager’ under FILES section and open the same
Step 3 – Open root directory:
If the domain is your primary domain then open Public_html
If the domain is addon domain then open the directory folder instead of Public_html
Step 4 – Open the ‘wp-content’
Step 5 – Locate the folder ‘uploads’ and change its ‘Permission’ to 0755
Step 6 – Change the permission of sub folders and sub files:
Open the ‘uploads’ folder and change the Permission of all sub folder to 0755 and files to 0644
Step 2 – Specify the path of ‘uploads’ folder in settings:
Step 1 – Go to WP admin panel -> Settings -> Media
Step 2 – Scroll down to ‘Store uploads in this folder’
Step 3 – Put the default value i.e. ‘/wp-content/uploads’
Step 4 – Save the changes
Now you are good to go.
