Title: FTP errors
Last modified: May 14, 2017

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# FTP errors

 *  Resolved [PaulaO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holyroller/)
 * (@holyroller)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-errors/)
 * I’m getting some errors trying to set up an FTP destination.
 * When I do a test on the base directory, no error. When I try to get it to go 
   to the subdirectory, I get this:
 * > Warning: ftp_chdir(): /sdawgs/: No such file or directory in /home/***/***/
   > wp-content/plugins/wp-database-backup/includes/admin/Destination/FTP/test-ftp.
   > php on line 59
 * Below that it says this:
 * > connection has failed!
   >  I can connect to the FTP server, but I cannot change
   > into the FTP subdirectory you specified. Is the path correct? Does the directory
   > exist? Is it wrritable? Please check using an FTP client like FileZilla.
 * And, even though it says it can connect to the base director, it doesn’t send
   anything there. It all goes to the WP uploads directory. I’d really like to find
   a backup that sent it to FTP and had hoped this one would work.

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 *  [Prashant Walke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walkeprashant/)
 * (@walkeprashant)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-errors/#post-9345161)
 * Hi ,
 * Can you please raise ticket on [http://www.wpseeds.com/support](http://www.wpseeds.com/support)
 *  [Prashant Walke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walkeprashant/)
 * (@walkeprashant)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-errors/#post-9375521)
 * Hi,
 * Is your issue resolved?
 * Raise ticket on support in case any issue or query.
 * [http://www.wpseeds.com/support](http://www.wpseeds.com/support)
 *  [Prashant Walke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walkeprashant/)
 * (@walkeprashant)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-errors/#post-9450185)
 * Hi,
 * Hope you are doing well.
 * Raise ticket on support in case any issue or query.
 * [http://www.wpseeds.com/support](http://www.wpseeds.com/support)

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 * Last reply from: [Prashant Walke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walkeprashant/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-errors/#post-9450185)
 * Status: resolved