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1. Mr. Bingley
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   what the heck is that?

2. CCrest
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Not sure.

   Elaborate.

3. Mr. Bingley
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   when i click on the 'autoupdate' link i get this:

   Connection Information

   To perform the requested action, connection information is required.
   Hostname (data field)
   Username (data field)
   Password (data field)

   username/password i can figure out, but the hostname field has me somewhat stumped. my blog's url doesn't work; could it be looking for the exact address of my hosting serice server?

4. CCrest
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Blind stab here without knowing your hosting setup but try
   Hostname: localhost
   Works with most hosting setups.

5. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   it wants the ftp info for the auto upgrades
   http://ftp.domainname.com
   user
   pass

6. Mr. Bingley
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   ah, thanks samboll; i'll give that a try!

7. Mr. Bingley
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   funny though how the previous upgrades just sort of...happened; they didn't need this info.

8. Compa
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hummmmm

   Along the same lines - I just used the domain name "domainname.com" (no quotes) without the ftp or www. It seems to connect ok but I get this message:

   Unable to locate WordPress Root directory.
   Installation Failed

   My wp is installed in the root - what I see on ftp connect is several directories, one of which is "httpdocs" - my "root" is inside that directory.

   Ideas?

9. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   you may need to do it manually then - not all servers allow this to work

10. bonniekirk
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I'm experiencing the same thing. Host is A Small Orange. Upgrades have worked fine without a ftp connection.

    I have 2 WP installations, neither on the root.

    So, I guess we're on our own here? I see this issue is "not resolved".

11. bonniekirk
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Here's what ASO's tech support instructed me to do, which worked:

    Hostname: WP had inserted "http", but this had to be my website address

    Username & Password: replace what WP filled in with cPanel login information.

    WP is asking for this everytime I install a plugin now. Since it doesn't seem to be happening for everyone, including everyone whose blogs are hosted by A Small Orange, I'm guessing there is a problem somewhere. Since this is not a shared computer, I allowed my browser to save the username and password information, though WordPress may do that on its own.

    Hope this helps.

12. Cyberdave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    I had this same question and problem for my first upgrade.
    Through trial and error I figured it out.
    It needs a FTP login so I created a separate ftp user in cpanel which has access to that specific directory (and subs) so as to not compromise my main ftp login for entire account in the event of a security breach.

    This is the format I used:

    Hostname: http://ftp.mydomain.com
    Username: ftpusername@mydomain.com
    Password: *******

    That worked!

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