Technical Help with WordPress

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $20
  • Entries Received: 4
  • Winner: aroel

Contest Brief

i installed a WordPress website all went fine. once i try to install any plugins i was getting an error directory not found,

so i added the below line of code to my wp-config file.

define('FS_METHOD', 'ftpsockets');
define('FTP_BASE', 'xxx');
I Replacedthe xxx with my ftp home path e.g /opt/htdocs/wordpress

all file permissions are correct.

Now when i try to install plugin from WordPress repository or Private Repository it just hangs on the the installing page same issue when i try to update WordPress core.

the first person to solve the issue wins the contest.

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  • aroel
    aroel
    • 8 years ago

    Comment out your 2 lines of code above, and add this: define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');

    • 8 years ago
    1. sarahannmadden
      Contest Holder
      • 8 years ago

      perfect this worked

      • 8 years ago
  • TopGunSEO
    TopGunSEO
    • 8 years ago

    Hi! sarahannmadden,
    Have submitted the message with solution in entry. you will find wordpress database and file permission issue on hostgator hosting or others, who're providing open source free Cpanel to customers which has bugs/security vunerabilities, As I have described in entry message. Try to set file permissions/CHMOD for wordpress directory folders using FireFTP and if it did not fix the issue then, try Godaddy's wordpress-linux hosting which is stable for wordpress and one need not have to worry about setting file permissions to any wordpress folders.

    • 8 years ago
  • giannisdallas81
    giannisdallas81
    • 8 years ago

    make sure to have all these defined

    • 8 years ago
    1. giannisdallas81
      giannisdallas81
      • 8 years ago

      above is just an example

      • 8 years ago
    2. giannisdallas81
      giannisdallas81
      • 8 years ago

      you must find correct values for the above definitions

      • 8 years ago
  • nihilkhagram
    nihilkhagram
    • 8 years ago

    define('FTP_BASE', 'xxx'); xxx with your ftp home path e.g /opt/htdocs/wordpress

    • 8 years ago
  • nihilkhagram
    nihilkhagram
    • 8 years ago

    define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');

    • 8 years ago
  • sarahannmadden
    Contest Holder
    • 8 years ago

    I will close the contest once i get the solution

    • 8 years ago
    1. faisalo0
      faisalo0
      • 8 years ago

      tell me which plugin are you using??????

      • 8 years ago
    2. sarahannmadden
      Contest Holder
      • 8 years ago

      i am trying to import the plugins required for new theme instillation, i have the same issue when installing wordpress core update.

      • 8 years ago
  • faisalo0
    faisalo0
    • 8 years ago

    Hello sir! i am wordpress bug fixer. can you come in PM???

    • 8 years ago

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