if (JPath::setPermissions( $baseDir . $userfile_name )) {

                        return true;

                    } else {

                        $msg = 'Failed to change the permissions of the uploaded file.';

                    }

                } else {

                    $msg = 'Failed to move uploaded file to <code>/media</code> directory.';

                }

            } else {

                $msg = 'Upload failed as <code>/media</code> directory is not writable.';

            }

        } else {

            $msg = 'Upload failed as <code>/media</code> directory does not exist.';

        }

        if($msg != ''){

            JError::raiseError(500, $msg );

        }