{"id":1844,"date":"2022-12-27T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T15:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2026-06-18T03:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:32:40","slug":"how-to-solve-unable-to-create-directory-uploads-year-month-is-its-parent-directory-writable-by-the-server-error-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2022\/12\/27\/how-to-solve-unable-to-create-directory-uploads-year-month-is-its-parent-directory-writable-by-the-server-error-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to solve &#8220;Unable to create directory uploads\/year\/month? Is its parent directory writable by the server?&#8221; error on WordPress."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The error is <strong>&#8220;Unable to create directory uploads\/year\/month. Is its parent directory writable by the server?&#8221;<\/strong> typically occurs when WordPress cannot write files to the uploads directory. This may happen due to incorrect upload path settings or configuration issues within the WordPress installation. The following steps explain how to resolve this issue and restore media upload functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Server root or sudo user access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress administrator credentials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to the WordPress installation files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to the website configuration file using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sudo cd \/etc\/&lt;webserver&gt;\/sites-available\/domain.conf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Locate the document root in the configuration file and navigate to the document root directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sudo cd \/var\/www\/public_html\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Edit the wp-config.php file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sudo vim wp-config.php<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the following lines to the wp-config.php file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>define( &#8216;UPLOADS&#8217;, &#8216;wp-content\/uploads&#8217; );<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and exit the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>Media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-9.png 162w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-9-127x150.png 127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Add New<\/strong> and attempt to upload a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"45\" data-id=\"1847\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-10.png 264w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-10-150x26.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Verify that the file uploads successfully without any errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11-1024x218.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11-1024x218.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11-768x163.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11-150x32.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-11.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By configuring the correct uploads directory in the wp-config.php file, WordPress can properly locate and write to the uploads folder. This resolves the &#8220;Unable to create directory uploads\/year\/month&#8221; error and restores normal media upload functionality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The error is &#8220;Unable to create directory uploads\/year\/month. Is its parent directory writable by the server?&#8221; typically occurs when WordPress cannot write files to the uploads directory. This may happen due to incorrect upload path settings or configuration issues within the WordPress installation. 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