Unable to create directory.Is its parent directory writable by the server

When you move your wordpress blog from one to another host you may face image upload error. The error message is “Unable to create directory /x******Y*****Z/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/02. Is its parent directory writable by the server?”.
The error message means either the above given path is not correct where the server wants to write the image OR the server itself does not have the permissions (CHMOD) to upload your image?.Solutions for this error

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Using Google hosted javascript libraries

To use Google-hosted JavaScript libraries Just add this code to your functions.php file if( !is_admin()){ wp_deregister_script(’jquery’); wp_register_script(’jquery’, (”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js”), false, ‘1.3.2?); wp_enqueue_script(’jquery’); } Now call your JavaScript file, after the wp_head function in header.php file. Here yourscrip=name of your javascript file.

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Manually insert adsense ads inside wordpress posts

Login to wp-admin.
Go to your WordPress theme editor under Appearance menu.
You will see the list of theme files at the right side. Click Single Post. The source code of that file will be shown in the screen.

Find out the following line in the code

<div class=”entry”>

If you need to place ads at the top of the post

You need to paste the adsense or any other ads code directly right above this line. This will place the ad unit right after the title of your blog post.

place ads at the End of the Post:
you can also place adsense or other ads right below the post. For this, find out the following line in the source code and paste the necessary codes right above the following line:

<?php comments_template(); ?>

This will make your ad appear at the end of the post.

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How to Exclude Pages from the WordPress Navigation Bar

Exclude Pages is a free wordpress plugin from Simon Wheatley. Using this wordpress plugin you can exclude your wordpress site pages from the navigation bar. It adds a checkbox like “include this page in menus” option. If you want exclude the page just uncheck this “include this page in menus” option.

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Add a favicon to your WordPress blog or any other web site

This quick tutorial will help you add a favicon to your WordPress blog or any other web site.
A favicon is a small 16 x 16 pixels square and the file name should be favicon.ico.
There are so many online services that will allow you to create a favicon for free or try some freeware programs,such as irfanview,Iconedit32.
Creating a Favicon:
1.Edit your favicon image using your favorite image editor.
2.Resize it to 16X16 pixels.
3.Convert it to .ico
4.name it to favicon.ico
Installing a Favicon:

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Install WordPress using Fantastico in cPanel

1.Log into your cpanel hosting account
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2.click the fantastico icon.

3.In the fantastico home click on the wordpress under blogs section.

4.Now you will see the wordpress page and installation options.

5.First is installation location.under this you see
a).Install on domain: select your domain from the dropdown box.
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Installing WordPress Locally Under Windows XP with Xampp

1.Download latest version of Xampp Self-extracting RAR archive(EXE) for windows from apachefriends.org site.

2.Start the exe and install it in your root c drive.(for more info please visit apachefriends.org)

3.After that run XAMPP control panel application from your desktop.

4.Start the apache and mysql services.

5.Open your browser and go to http://localhost/

6.choose your preferred language.Now you can see “Congratulations:You have successfully installed XAMPP on this system!”.

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