Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer : File error: data may have been lost. Excel

2012-06-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

I ran into error like in title Using SpreadSheet_Excel_Writer-0.9.3 PEAR module.

Causes:
1)It maybe appears when the length of string in cell more than 255 b.
2)The BIFFwriter limits the size of formed file. Then we'll see warning “File error: data may have been lost.” after opening file in Excel(if the file > 20 kb)

Solving:
At first: Try to track where exactly it arrears(row) and check the length of string in cell(should be only < 255)
This module has some nasty moments. By default the limit had been set in constructor of Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_BIFFwriter($this->_limit = 2080;) ~20kb.
Change it to size what you need.

WP error Unable to create directory

2012-05-05T17:02:00.002-07:00

TEXT: 'imagename' has failed to upload due to an error
Unable to create directory DIRECTORY_NAME

This error appears when wp can't create directory or file in uploads folder 'wp-content/uploads'.

Causes:
- the directory /uploads doesn't have correct permissions
- the one user tries to create file to the directory of other owner

Resolving:
Clear the field 'Store uploads in this folder' in Settings->Media->Uploading Files
Make sure the dir 'wp-content/uploads' on your hosting has permissions 755(files
644). Change !temporarily! permission of the dir uploads to 777 and try to upload
image. The owners of neighboors files should be the same. If it's not ask your hoster.

In my way i had php as module apache on VPS hosting. And WP was trying to
upload image by apache user. I changed it as module CGI.

Do not leave permission 777. It's absolutely incorrect resolving of this problem

PHP owl

Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer : File error: data may have been lost. Excel

WP error Unable to create directory

TEXT: 'imagename' has failed to upload due to an errorUnable to create directory DIRECTORY_NAME

This error appears when wp can't create directory or file in uploads folder 'wp-content/uploads'.

TEXT: 'imagename' has failed to upload due to an error
Unable to create directory DIRECTORY_NAME