I am having this exact problem: http://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/19152/drupal-7-fails-to-create...

When I add an image to a content instance, I get the original uploaded as expected. However, the others (thumbnail, medium and large): do not get created. The directory is readable and writeable so there should be no issue permissions wise.

Every person I found that managed to resolve this issue did it through nginx configuration or file permissions. I am almost 100% certain I am not using nginx despite not knowing what it is. I am also 100% sure my file permissions are set correctly.

When configuring image styles the sample image fails to load. When I try to load the image in my browser I get a forbidden message (obviously a permission issue). However, I have set and reset my permissions numerous times and they reflect that.

When I upload new images they upload to the correct folder. However, any image style based off that image is not created. That includes thumbnails, large, medium, or custom styles.

I apologize if this post is convoluted but I have spent ALL DAY trying to solve this issue with no luck.

Thanks,
-joe

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I had this issue in the past, and my problem (if I remember correctly) was not allocating enough memory. You might want to up your memory limit to at least 128 (I think mine is set at 256) and see if that helps.

These are my settings in my

These are my settings in my php.ini

max_execution_time = 300 ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds
max_input_time = 400 ; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data
;max_input_nesting_level = 64 ; Maximum input variable nesting level
memory_limit = 128M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (128MB)

I believe I boosted the input time from 64 to 400 and I don't know if the server has applied the new settings yet.

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Do you have folders set up correctly under admin/config/media/file-system? Any errors on this page?

Yes I have them all set

Yes I have them all set correctly and there are no errors on the page. I am not having issues uploading images--the originals upload fine--it's a matter of the image styles based off the originally uploaded images not being created.

Thanks for your help.

Has anyone fixed this issue?

Has anyone fixed this issue? I'm having the exact same problem. All permissions are in check and my memory limit is 512.

One thing I've noticed

One thing I've noticed happening is my sites/default folder permission keeps getting reset to 555.

When I view an image style, the sample image (on the right) is a broken image. When I browse directly to that image in my browser, it gives me a forbidden 403. However, if I set the sites/default folder permission to 777, the sample image shows up correctly in the image styles page and I can load it directly in my browser.

However, I'm sure I read somewhere that the default folder should stay at 555. Is this correct?