Why can’t I upload folders to a Linux EC2 Instance?

I have been uploading my files and folders to my Linux EC2 Instance using SSH for the past month. Yesterday I updated the Linux version, and since then I cannot upload folders to the Instance, but I can still upload files. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

Here’s what I’m using to upload folders:

$ scp -i /Users/----/Desktop/-----.pem -rp /Users/----/Desktop/Website_Testing_Folder/politics ec2-user@-------:/var/www/html

(dashed out personal details)

Here’s the error I’m getting:

scp: /var/www/html/politics: Permission denied

Thanks for your effort!

Answer

It is possible the Linux upgrade changed the permission of the folder. Just ssh in and fix the folder permissions.