FTP Storage Failing to Create Folders (Uploading to Parent Month Folder Instead)

[rsunny2012]

Hi everyone,

I am running into a sudden issue where Cheverto has stopped automatically creating the daily subfolders (e.g., /2026/08/26/) for my FTP storage.

Instead of creating the new 26 folder, the FTP upload just drops the new images directly into the parent /2026/08/ folder. Because the Cheveerto database generates the URL expecting the image to be inside the daily folder, it results in broken image links (404s) and blank images on the frontend.

Here is what I have already verified as root via SSH:

• Permissions are correct: Directories are 755 and files are 644.
• Ownership is correct: The FTP/cPanel user strictly owns all the folders
• Not a disk space/quota issue: The server and FTP account have plenty of space and inodes. We know this because the images are successfully uploading, just into the wrong directory.
• Manual workaround works: If I manually create the 26 (todays date) folder via SSH/FTP, Cheverto successfully uploads the new images inside it without any issues.

Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a specific timeout setting or known bug with the FTP API failing to create directories while still successfully passing the file upload?

Any advice would be appreciated!

I saw that the similar bug was fixed with 4.5.3 (https://chevereto.com/community/thr...migrating-to-another-server.16368/#post-80055). But i am running on 4.5.7

 

[rsunny2012]

I have fixed the issue by editing the below file


app/src/Legacy/Classes/Ftp.php


1. chdir() — lines 71–77

Find this
public function chdir(string $path): void
{
try {
ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $path);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
throw new Exception("Unable to change dir '{$path}'", 600, $e);
}
}

Replace with this:
public function chdir(string $path): void
{
if (@ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $path) !== true) {
throw new Exception("Unable to change dir '{$path}'", 600);
}
}

2. mkdirRecursive() — lines 130–160

Find this:
public function mkdirRecursive(string $path): void
{
$path = trim($path, '/');
$cwd = ftp_pwd($this->ftp);
if (! $cwd) {
throw new Exception("Can't get current working directory for " . $path, 600);
}
$cwd .= '/';
foreach (explode('/', $path) as $part) {
$cwd .= $part . '/';
if (empty($part)) {
continue;
}

try {
ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $cwd);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
try {
ftp_mkdir($this->ftp, $part);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
throw new Exception("Can't make recursive dir for " . $part, 600, $e);
}

try {
ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $part);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
throw new Exception('Unable to change fir to ' . $part, 600, $e);
}
}
}
}


Replace with this:

public function mkdirRecursive(string $path): void
{
$path = trim($path, '/');
foreach (explode('/', $path) as $part) {
if ($part === '') {
continue;
}
if (@ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $part) === true) {
continue;
}
if (@ftp_mkdir($this->ftp, $part) === false) {
throw new Exception("Can't make recursive dir for " . $part, 600);
}
if (@ftp_chdir($this->ftp, $part) !== true) {
throw new Exception('Unable to change dir to ' . $part, 600);
}
}
}


if editing the file is too much, then just replace the updated attached file