Title: WordPress Plugins Installation Error !
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress Plugins Installation Error !

 *  [Secure IT Solution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muktos/)
 * (@muktos)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugins-installation-error/)
 * **How to install WordPress Plugins if your hosting provider do not allow you 
   auto-update/install through FTP connection**
 * Problem: I’M HAVING PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO WORDPRESS FTP, I’m HOSTED in awardspace,
   when I tried to add a plugin for WordPress I got following 2 error:
 * 1. “Warning: socket_last_error() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given
   in /srv/disk1/pauls04/www/secureitsolution.co.cc/blog/wp-admin/includes/class-
   ftp-sockets.php on line 59”
 * 2. “Failed to connect to FTP Server secureitsolution.co.cc:21”
 * because they didn’t allow connections for auto updates.
 * Solution:
 * 1. Download the Plugin.
    2. Unzip it in your PC. 3 Upload the files to /wp-content/
   plugins/ of your site through FTP 3. On your WordPress administration, choose
   Plugins. 4. Scroll down to inactive plugins, find the Infolinks plugin, and click
   activate.
 * BINGO_!!!!

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 *  [gpskhalsa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpskhalsa/)
 * (@gpskhalsa)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugins-installation-error/#post-1783966)
 * Thanks for the information. i had the issue. but could not figure out the solution
   so simple 🙂 lol
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 *  Thread Starter [Secure IT Solution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muktos/)
 * (@muktos)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugins-installation-error/#post-1783976)
 * lol u r welcome…:D good to know it helps some one…

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 * Last reply from: [Secure IT Solution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muktos/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-plugins-installation-error/#post-1783976)
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