You may end up with the following error or something similar when you try to upload an image:
Unable to create directory *********/wp-content/uploads. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
This error occurs when you have not given the IUSR account write-access to uploads directory.
You may be able to fix this problem with the following steps:
(Note: we assume that the PHP environment is properly set up, so the detailed instructions on php.ini settings are not mentioned here.)
1. Make sure a folder named uploads exists in wp-content.
This directory is oftentimes not automatically created in the IIS environment, so you may have to create it on your own.
2. Right-click on uploads directory to bring up Security tab.
Add IUSR to the user list and assign write-access to it.
3. Now, go back to the WordPress media settings and make sure if the URL for file uploads is wp-content/uploads.
2. Right-click on uploads directory to bring up Security tab.
Add IUSR to the user list and assign write-access to it.
3. Now, go back to the WordPress media settings and make sure if the URL for file uploads is wp-content/uploads.