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Failed to move uploaded file to media directory - solved

There is a problem with error reporting within Joomla - it doesn't always give you a good indication of the underlying problem.

On a site http://jonandlisah.org I tried to upgrade a component. I uninstalled the old one and tried to install the newer version. I've uploaded many components and modules to this site - so I wasn't ready for any problems.

When I clicked on the upload and install button, I received this error:

: Failed to move uploaded file to /media directory.

The forum showed many people having this same problem - and none had a definitive answer... They mentioned permissions to the media folder - so...

I tried changing the media folder to 777 - no joy.

I went to the cpanel / filemanager (hosting back end)

I renamed the media folder to mediaold and then went to create a new media folder...

And got this error:

/home/mysite/public_html/media failed because Disk quota exceeded in /home/mysite/public_html

Click! (light bulb turning on)

.. allocated more space for this user/website and viola!

SUCCESS! PROBLEM SOLVED!

Keywords : Failed to move media into the proper directory, moving media

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Thanks

By: Striker (Guest) on 18-09-2008 08:06

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By: Striker (Guest ) on 18-09-2008 08:06

Thankyou for ur post in my case I has similar problem and some how renaming old media folder to "mediaold" and creating a new "media" folder did the trick for me. I am not sure how this can work but it worked for me :)

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