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iis images not showing in a wordpress sub directory
I have wasted a good half of a day on this... woudl welcome any ideas ... it has to be something very simple.
I am running iis 6 on win2k2003 64 bit, with php / mysql installed.
Ihave installed a word press blog on IIS6 on its own domain.i.e. blog.com It works 100% perfectly.
I then install a word press blog on an existsing site i.e. site.com/blog it all works 100% except none of the images show up.
Firstly I assumed it was a paths problem.... checked... it is fine if I rightlcik the missing image the path is fine and correct. I then try linking directly to the file in a browser.. I get the page cannot be found error. Then I think it may be permissions., have they propogated correctly... they have and they are exactly the same as the rest of the site. Then I create a new directory in the root (outside of the wordpress directory) and stiock the image there ... the image shows up just fine.
For some reason the images if they are located in the wordpress directory will just not show up... I really cannot think why.
Look forward to your ideas.
I am running iis 6 on win2k2003 64 bit, with php / mysql installed.
Ihave installed a word press blog on IIS6 on its own domain.i.e. blog.com It works 100% perfectly.
I then install a word press blog on an existsing site i.e. site.com/blog it all works 100% except none of the images show up.
Firstly I assumed it was a paths problem.... checked... it is fine if I rightlcik the missing image the path is fine and correct. I then try linking directly to the file in a browser.. I get the page cannot be found error. Then I think it may be permissions., have they propogated correctly... they have and they are exactly the same as the rest of the site. Then I create a new directory in the root (outside of the wordpress directory) and stiock the image there ... the image shows up just fine.
For some reason the images if they are located in the wordpress directory will just not show up... I really cannot think why.
Look forward to your ideas.
Adrian Cantrill
whats your IIS log file saying when you try and access the files ? Thats the first place to look.
Have you checked the permissions for the folder?
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2010-08-28 15:17:54 W3SVC1059761940 xx.xx.xx.xx GET /images/rss.png - 80 - 188.28.143.30 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+M
this is the log reading - I have take out the ip address.. yes permissions for teh folder have been propgated many times and are exactly the same as a word press blog running in its own domain
this is the log reading - I have take out the ip address.. yes permissions for teh folder have been propgated many times and are exactly the same as a word press blog running in its own domain
What are the permission differences between a specific image file in the dedicated domain and the folder off the existing website. And, what are the permissions differences between the parent folder of the image files in the same two situations.
Also are there any website (in iis) permission differences between the two sites.
Also are there any website (in iis) permission differences between the two sites.
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I really cannot see any difference between the permissions.. also cannot find any difference in permissions from within IIS... yet if I create a folder and copy the image into it on the existing site it works fine ...
The existing site, and the new site you talk about, same installation of IIS ? Same server?
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Yes same installation / server ... its exactly the same problem on more than one site I can install to a root directory with its own domain and its fine have done this twice .... and I have tried installing into subfolders of two fully functioning sites and this issue occurs... At first I thought it was a worpress problem, but basically the images are not showing up even though permissions are the same...
I have one idea I will try removing and readding the permissions and seei if that works..
I have one idea I will try removing and readding the permissions and seei if that works..
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tried that and same issue
so is it only the images folder in wordpress directory ? if you made a images2 folder, in the wordpress folder, and copy an image inside, does that work ?
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Same issue... what I have noticed is that existing permission tick boxes are greyed out, iI cannot untick. However I can tick new ones which are solid black colour.
Ok then the issue is that its inheriting bad permissions potentially, try editing the images folder, setting permissions not to inherit from the parent and set it to keep the existing assigned ones. Then you might want to add a permission so that the IIS user can read, or everyone can read, either should work.
It makes some sense.. since it may be a permission thats coming from ABOVE the wordpress folder level, thats why on a new domain it works fine. So maybe look at the permissions assigned to the folder above wordpress and check if you can spot anything odd.
It makes some sense.. since it may be a permission thats coming from ABOVE the wordpress folder level, thats why on a new domain it works fine. So maybe look at the permissions assigned to the folder above wordpress and check if you can spot anything odd.
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I have never experienced anythign as quirky as this with permissions... this is madness.
I create a folder /blog . make sure no permisions are being inherited. Set my own permissions.
take an image from the WP installation folder and chuck it in.... it works
take the entire WP folder it doesn't ... so set the child objects to recieve the new permissions ... its still doesn't work :(
I create a folder /blog . make sure no permisions are being inherited. Set my own permissions.
take an image from the WP installation folder and chuck it in.... it works
take the entire WP folder it doesn't ... so set the child objects to recieve the new permissions ... its still doesn't work :(
I think its something inheriting INTO your wordpress folder, perhaps something wrong with the parent permissions i.e
whateverdirthisiscalled/wo
The 'whateverdirthisiscalled' may have something thats inheriting all the way down to images.
Maybe try removing all permissions from images, set inherit to NO, and then assign your working permissions.
whateverdirthisiscalled/wo
The 'whateverdirthisiscalled' may have something thats inheriting all the way down to images.
Maybe try removing all permissions from images, set inherit to NO, and then assign your working permissions.
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I cannot see anything wrong with the permissiions above...
I have tried on a development version of the site and removed all of the user permissions. re-taken owenership added all new permissions and re-propagated. Still the same problem ...
I am at my wits end here I have been doing this all day.
I have tried on a development version of the site and removed all of the user permissions. re-taken owenership added all new permissions and re-propagated. Still the same problem ...
I am at my wits end here I have been doing this all day.
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OK removed all permissions at the site root level and then just kept IUSR and Administrator and repropped.. same issue. There is something horribly wrong here, I don;t think this is to do with permissions. All of the permissions are there.
I even tried using a virtual folder to go through to a working WP blog - and it's the same no images. But If I use the domain for it it works.
I even tried using a virtual folder to go through to a working WP blog - and it's the same no images. But If I use the domain for it it works.
there aren't that many other things it could be. The server is running as a specific user, but you have already said that other virtual servers work fine, and they use the same user. Other folders within wordpress have the same issues, yet folders further up don't... again suggesting an inheritance issue.
Let me have a think about it, but if other experts have any other ideas please pitch in.
Is it only images that are a problem ?if you put a text file in the images folder, can you read it ?
Let me have a think about it, but if other experts have any other ideas please pitch in.
Is it only images that are a problem ?if you put a text file in the images folder, can you read it ?
There have been many posts, so if this has been suggested, sorry.
I would try disabling all plug-ins. Then see if they show up. If it does, start enabling 1 at a time until you discover which it is.
If that doesn't work, try re-installing Wordpress by clicking on the Dashboard tab in the left side administrator panel and select updates. It will say you have the most recent, update anyway. Maybe it will work?
I would try disabling all plug-ins. Then see if they show up. If it does, start enabling 1 at a time until you discover which it is.
If that doesn't work, try re-installing Wordpress by clicking on the Dashboard tab in the left side administrator panel and select updates. It will say you have the most recent, update anyway. Maybe it will work?
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Thanks Woolnoir, it seems random, some of the sub directories are readable... i.e. I can stick a text file in there and view ... yet others aren't. Again, I have compared permissions side by side and they are identical.
Apart from this Wordpress works flawlessly, I can create posts etc ... so the php side of it seems to be working fine.
Apart from this Wordpress works flawlessly, I can create posts etc ... so the php side of it seems to be working fine.
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As I said at the beginning it had to be something so simple.