[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 7lanet

i can not add upload_dir

Take a look at your admin settings, in particular *local_file_root* and *local_file_root_prefix*. From the error message, it looks as if you have set *local_file_root* to *yes* and left *local_file_root_prefix* unset.

With these values, by setting *upload_dir* to */up* you are telling LDM to store files in a top level directory called */up* on your file server, outside the web site. I imagine that the security settings on your server prohibit this.

Unless you have full control over your server, I suggest that you leave *local_file_root* set to *no* so that files are stored *inside* the web site. You *may* have to pre-create the upload directory (e.g. using an FTP tool), depending on the security on your server.