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XAMPP Mac: "Unable to create directory" error

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Mar 15, 202615356 views
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I just installed XAMPP on Mac OSX. When I tried to install a theme into a newly created WordPress site, I got this error: Unable to create directory /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03. Is its parent directory writable by the server? Anyone know how to make a …

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Fix for: XAMPP Mac: "Unable to create directory" error

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Use sudo with Anne's answer if you are still having the problem (As evident from the comment). That should do the trick.

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