Comments on: Failed to connect to FTP Server WordPress 2.7 – Auto Update

By: jigga

jigga — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:03:52 +0000

KEvin – legend. it worked:
“This is a solution that often works with Plesk install of wordpress for updating from within WP.

Hostname: try using localhost or localhost:21
User: Your normal FTP Username
Pass: Your normal FTP Pass.”

By: Joost

Joost — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:02:52 +0000

For the people who are still strugling with it, i used 127.0.0.1

This is mostly the localhost IP.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:09:37 +0000

That’s great. I used localhost:21 and it worked fine.

By: Erwin

Erwin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:30:52 +0000

The localhost work for me!!! ty

By: Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:57:23 +0000

Kevin thanks works

By: JM

JM — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:28:44 +0000

The localhost solution just worked for me – many thanks!

By: macsolvers

macsolvers — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:12:49 +0000

Entering localhost or localhost:21 in the Connection Information screen didn’t work for me. I’m running WP 2.9. I checked permissions for the WordPress folder and it’s set as 755. I changed it to 775 and obtained the same feedback (Username/Password incorrect for …). I replaced wp-config.php with a fresh copy and still get the same password error. Thoughts?

By: Andrrew

Andrrew — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:47:23 +0000

Stephen, Did you manage to get it working on the Mac? as I have the same issue using Wp on my hard drive for testing.

Cheers,

By: rahul

rahul — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:59:18 +0000

@kevin
thnx……..it worked

By: Mj

Mj — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:10:56 +0000

I have read in wordpress forum that localhost worked for them. But in my case its localhost:21

Thanks!