Can't upload plugins on wp

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I recently lost my "church theme" wp blog and recovered the back up. But I can't seem to upload any of my plugins. I keep getting an error message: Unable to create directory /home/praisebl/public_html/earthprovide/wp-content/uploads/2010/07. Is its parent directory writable by the server?

My blog is: EarthProvide for Your Health

Any help or suggestions will be appreciated...

Thank you
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  • You need to upload plugins via FTP (not via WP) to /wp-content/plugins - NOT to uploads.
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    • Typically I use the FTP method also but the problem is the permission on the mentioned directory ....

      /home/praisebl/public_html/earthprovide/wp-content/uploads/2010/07

      In this case I believe that the directory (folder) "/home/praisebl/public_html/earthprovide/wp-content/uploads/2010" will need the permission of 777 or 666

      For info on changing file permissions in cpanel here's a link ...

      cPanel Tutorial: File Manager - File permissions

      Changing them via FTP varies but typically you can right click on the file or folder and select "permissions" (which may be also called "chmod"). Check your FTP software manual for help.

      Hope this helps.
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  • were the plugin files .zip before you tried to upload them via Wordpress? if they weren't and were an open folder this is what would cause issues too. Maybe you should hire someone to fix your issue, it will save you the headache.
  • When you upload plugins from Wordpress, it will first upload it to "upload" directory n then extract it to plugins folder.

    So change permission of "wp-content/uploads" to 777. Change permission of all subdirectory if required (under uploads directory).
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    Can't upload plugins on wp

    I recently lost my "church theme" wp blog and recovered the back up. But I can't seem to upload any of my plugins. I keep getting an error message: Unable to create directory /home/praisebl/public_html/earthprovide/wp-content/uploads/2010/07. Is its parent directory writable by the server? My blog is: EarthProvide for Your Health