http://www.kgarner.com/blog/archives/2009/06/13/direct-auto-update-on-wordpress-2-8/
See if you can doing like informed here: http://www.kgarner.com/blog/archives/2009/06/13/direct-auto-update-on-wordpress-2-8/
In my case, I’ve just pasted the code on the last line of wp-config.php
I don’t know if the below information is really required, but here is what I informed:
Host: ftp://name.com.domain
Login: same as used to access CPanel (ask the service provider if you have any doubt).
Password: same as used to access CPanel.
It works for version 2.8+, as seen in the site above.
I am also having this problem with 2.9 trying to install themes. I tried the solution that zeromil provided, however I think my host server doesn’t allow the direct method of connection. After reading the information in the link that stvwlf provided, I’m suspecting that my host doesn’t have the PHP-FTP thing set up correctly.
Ah, I had assumed that my account was setup with PHP5, but it wasn’t. My host upgraded my account and the problem is gone.
I’m having this problem now. I just installed a plugin on a WP install on one site, and then went to install the SAME plugin on another site on the SAME SERVER (but different MySQL db), and got the “Connection Information” required page on the second attempt.
I entered
http://ftp.domain.com
username (for that ftp)
password (ditto)
and it seemed to connect… and then… just… sat there.
Pretty frustrating.
Any ideas?
–PS
Try just ftp . domain . com without the http://
(or was your post here also automatically converted to one with a http link?)
Thanks henkholland… actually, that’s what I’ve been trying…
My ISP is sitemason.com (been with them 15 yrs, no, I won’t…). They said something about “turning of” sitemason.com in the MySQL configuration. Here’s what they said:
“We had forgot to turn sitemason off for the two new domains. Sorry about that! This would give you trouble as sitemason and wordpress both use some .htaccess functions and they don’t share nicely.”
But I still can’t get in, whether I use http://ftp.sitemason.com or http://ftp.mydomain.com where I’ve got WP setup in /wp
I suspect my post was automatically converted… <sigh> so I still haven’t got a clue and I’ve got an APB out on a solution.
Thanks,
–PS
.Yeah, I’m seeing “http://” in my post, but I didn’t put it there.
