I can't upload photos since the server change.

Hi, I could use a little help.

My account was moved yesterday to a new server. I have 3 domains, they all use wordpress and they are all set up the same way. When uploading content via wordpress, it creates a new folder each month.

The problem is that today I can't upload photos on two of my domains via wordpress. One works fine. The other two keep giving the error:

Unable to create directory /home/.dez/myusername/mydomain/wp-content/uploads/2009/09. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks
Damien

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Unable to create directory /home/.dez/myusername/mydomain/wp-content/uploads/2009/09. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

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There is your clue! Your WordPress has the "dataglob" (that ".dez") from the old server in the upload path setting, and since that it *not* on your new server, WordPress cannot create a directory under it!

The fix here is to go into the WordPress administrative back end, into the "Settings -> Miscellaneous" section, and reset the "Store Uploads in this folder" setting (Under "Uploading Files") to the default value ("Default is wp-content/uploads").

Save your changes and you should now be good to go.

--rlparker
--DreamHost Tech Support

Excellent, that worked. I knew it had something to do with .dez but was really unsure what to do.

Thanks!