Title: ftp
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# ftp

 *  [stythys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stythys/)
 * (@stythys)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-3/)
 * how do I use the ftp auto update? it keeps giving me errors, and I think it’s
   because I’m specifying the hostname incorrectly. How do I correctly specify the
   installation path?

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 *  [sweetangst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sweetangst/)
 * (@sweetangst)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-3/#post-1147679)
 * Generally helps if you say what the errors are…
 *  [ryans149](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryans149/)
 * (@ryans149)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-3/#post-1147685)
 * yes, provide the exact error message..
 * also, try using IP address instead of your domain as hostname
 *  Thread Starter [stythys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stythys/)
 * (@stythys)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-3/#post-1148034)
 * the error message is:
 * Error: There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings
   are correct.
 * ftp works fine in other clients, so the ftp is fine.
 * so far I’ve tried these as hostnames:
 * localhost/srv/http
    <ip address>/srv/http

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [stythys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stythys/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-3/#post-1148034)
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