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1. Actioncamadmin
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Hi there,
   I apologize in advance -- am new to word press and am not a developer (1st time creating a website or blog of any sort). I was trying to select a video-friendly theme and found "video" from Templatic. I was trying to upload the theme to wp-content/themes directory by installing Filezilla. I am using MAMP to locally host and test my video website on my Macbook Air. In Filezilla, for the
   Host I used local host (and have also tried the IP address when file sharing is on)
   username I used root
   password left blank (also tried root)
   port I used 8888

   I made sure that file sharing, FTP access was on, but even when it was not initially checked, I got the same message:
   Status: Resolving address of localhost
   Status: Connecting to 127.0.0.1:8888...
   Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
   Error: Connection timed out
   Error: Could not connect to server
   Status: Waiting to retry...
   Status: Resolving address of localhost
   Status: Connecting to 127.0.0.1:8888...
   Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
   Error: Connection timed out
   Error: Could not connect to server

   Any help to upload the theme to wordpress would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

2. dmd54
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   check this out for instructions on using MAMP to set up a localhost for WordPress:

   http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/installing-wordpress-locally

3. Actioncamadmin
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Thank you dmd54. I checked the link you suggested but I have already used MAMP to set up the localhost for WordPress. I am having difficulty in using Filezilla to upload the new theme to the wp-content/themes directory. Not sure why the connection keeps timing out.

4. dmd54
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   IF you already have WordPress running on a localhost you should be able to do everything through MAMP, no need for an FTP.

5. Don Betts
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   I think WordPress is actually asking for the username and password for your macbook user account. Mine does this since I switched to Lion. Some permission thing.

6. Actioncamadmin
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   Thanks for the suggestions. Dmd54, you were right on. I was able to upload the theme through MAMP and didn't need FTP. Thanks!

7. dmd54
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #
   

   No prob. Glad you got it working.

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