Title: can wordpress work without ftp ? Last modified: April 10, 2019 --- # can wordpress work without ftp ? * Resolved [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/) * hello guys my host that it can’t support ftp and after installing wordpress i tried to modify some thing and wordpress demanded me to enter my FTP credentials. is there any alternative or a solution for this problem Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413034) * If you’re being asked for FTP creds, then you do not have the permissions or ownership of your WordPress installation correctly set. * All files should be owned by the user id under which PHP is running. Directories should be 755, files 644, for the whole tree. * Please contact your host if you do not know how to set this. * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413052) * can you tell me which is the ‘user id under which PHP is running’ and how to get to know it please ? * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413130) * You need to talk to your host; that’s a hosting setup thing. * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413147) * i am working on a shared folder on a server so i don’t actually have a specific host and i have to this manually * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413160) * Oh, that’s going to be a problem! You will probably have to do all updates manually then. Is this a development or production site? * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413172) * development * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413335) * Rather than trying to bend Windows to your will, consider installing the free Local By Flywheel. It will set up WP for you properly with one click. * [https://localbyflywheel.com/](https://localbyflywheel.com/) * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413418) * does this works on a server or only on local pc * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413444) * ON a local PC. * If you’re on a server, you should be following this guide: * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_on_Microsoft_IIS](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_on_Microsoft_IIS) * And… that’s all I know about WP on Windows. 🙂 * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413454) * okay thank you for the assist it was so helpful - This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/). * [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/) * (@diondesigns) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11413585) * You should contact the peson who set up your shared folder, and have them change its permissions so your webserver (probably IIS) can write to the shared folder. Your problem will then be solved. * Thread Starter [bsahmed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsahmed/) * (@bsahmed) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11415649) * [@diondesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/) i told that me as a user i have rights to read and write but WordPress Platform don’t that s why i am asking to who should i give access to * [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/) * (@diondesigns) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11417774) * That’s because your webserver (probably IIS) runs under a different user, and it must also have write access to your shared folder. Here’s a Google search that might be of help: * [https://www.google.com/search?q=iis+write+access+to+shared+folder](https://www.google.com/search?q=iis+write+access+to+shared+folder) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘can wordpress work without ftp ?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 13 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/) * Last activity: [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-work-without-ftp/#post-11417774) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics