Posted 3 years ago #
Okay, I haven't upgraded my plugins for a while but as I was trying to do this today via the automatic upgrade option I got this message:
Failed to connect to FTP Server mydomainname.com:21
It seems to add a :21 at the end of whatever I type as my hostname and I'm sure that's the reason it's failing. But there's no way of stopping it doing this.
I upgraded perfectly okay before and now I can't - very annoying. Any help would be very much appreciated
21 is the standard FTP port
Posted 3 years ago #
Maybe, but I've never had WP add this on to my hostname previously. I'm convinced this is what is causing my inability to auto upgrade any of my plugins.
Try this article
WordPress Filesystem Abstraction FAQ - http://dd32.id.au/2009/02/20/wordpress-filesystem-abstraction-faq/
Posted 3 years ago #
Thanks for your help with this. If anyone else is experiencing the same issues as me then simply download and install the Core Control plugin and from the options select "Filesystem Module" and from that section Disable Transport of "PHP FTP Extension"
I'm still unable to upgrade my plugins but that's a different issue now as I'm getting a "Could not remove the old plugin” error?!?!?!
Posted 2 years ago #
Tried the Core Control Plugin, but I still have the same problem. Any other ideas?
Posted 2 years ago #
I get this same issue via wordpress on a site where I have to login using SFTP through my normal ftp program.
Not sure if that helps identify the issue more, but thought I'd mention it.
Posted 2 years ago #
Found this article on SFTP and WordPress, which seems to indicate that this is something that you must address at the server level first and then also/later in a wordpress file
http://devioustree.co.uk/2009/02/21/auto-update-wordpress-with-sftp/
Note the article dates from about a year ago (2009) so not sure if there is a more recent solution for WP 2.9.2+
Posted 2 years ago #
:) if you haven't already found this related thread here in the forums, seems to indicate what I was on the path to discovering just now.
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/319011?replies=6
bottom line, this is not likely to be something for a neophyte to tackle easily.
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