Index: kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(revision 12948)
+++ kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@
 			$fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($event->Prefix, 'Fields');
 			$upload_dir = $fields[ $this->Application->GetVar('field') ]['upload_dir'];
 
-			if (!is_writable($tmp_path) || !is_writable(FULL_PATH . $upload_dir)) {
+			if (!is_writable($tmp_path)) {
 				// 500 Internal Server Error
 				// check both temp and live upload directory
 				header('HTTP/1.0 500 Write permissions not set on the server');
Index: kernel/utility/formatters/upload_formatter.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/utility/formatters/upload_formatter.php	(revision 12948)
+++ kernel/utility/formatters/upload_formatter.php	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 			$this->DestinationPath = $options['upload_dir'];
 			$this->FullPath = FULL_PATH.$this->DestinationPath;
 		}
-
+		$this->CheckFolder();
+		
 		// SWF Uploader
 		if (is_array($value) && isset($value['tmp_ids'])) {
 			if ($value['tmp_deleted']) {
@@ -315,6 +316,33 @@
 		return $new_name;
 	}
 
+	function CheckFolder($path = false)
+	{
+		if ($path === false) {
+			$path = $this->FullPath;
+		}
+		
+		$result = true;
+		if (!file_exists($path) || !is_dir($path)) {
+			$parent_path = preg_replace('/\/[^\/]+\/?$/', '', $path);
+			$result = $this->CheckFolder($parent_path);
+			if ($result) {
+				$result = mkdir($path);
+				if ($result) {
+					chmod($path, 0777);
+					$cvsignore = fopen($path.'/.cvsignore', 'w');
+					fwrite($cvsignore, '*.*');
+					fclose($cvsignore);
+					chmod($path.'/.cvsignore', 0777);
+				}
+				else {
+					trigger_error('Cannot create directory <b>'.$path.'</b> for file upload', E_USER_WARNING);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return $result;
+	}
 }
 
 class kPictureFormatter extends kUploadFormatter
Index: units/helpers/image_helper.php
===================================================================
--- units/helpers/image_helper.php	(revision 12948)
+++ units/helpers/image_helper.php	(working copy)
@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@
 				if ($needs_resize || array_intersect(array_keys($params), $transform_keys)) {
 					// resize required OR watermarking required -> change resulting image name !
 					$dst_image = preg_replace('/^'.preg_quote($src_path, '/').'(.*)\.(.*)$/', $src_path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'resized\\1_' . crc32(serialize($params)) . '.\\2', $src_image);
+					
+					$dst_dir = dirname($dst_image);
+					if (!file_exists($dst_dir) || !is_dir($dst_dir)) {
+						if (!mkdir($dst_dir)) {
+							trigger_error('Cannot create <b>resized</b> directory under <b>'.$src_path.'</b>', E_USER_WARNING);
+						}
+						else {
+							chmod($dst_dir, 0777);
+							$cvsignore = fopen($dst_dir.'/.cvsignore', 'w');
+							fwrite($cvsignore, '*.*');
+							fclose($cvsignore);
+							chmod($dst_dir.'/.cvsignore', 0777);
+						}
+					}
+
 					if (!file_exists($dst_image) || filemtime($src_image) > filemtime($dst_image)) {
 						// resized image not available OR should be recreated due source image change
 						$params['dst_image'] = $dst_image;