Last updated on May 20th, 2011 at 02:56 pm
There are some webserver setups (ours included) that do NOT allow the webserver to access files on your website – this stops wordpress from updating plugins, uploading themes etc – and it can be a real pain.
WordPress will ask your for your FTP information – and you enter it – and this allows the site to go get the files, then use FTP to place them on the webserver. This is the SAFEST way to handle it.
We recommend using that method… however – if you are wanting a “permanent” solution – enter these in into your wordpress wp-config.php and the problem is hone…
/** Store Server FTP Details */
define('FTP_HOST', 'domain.tld');
define('FTP_USER', 'username');
define('FTP_PASS', 'password');
You should use the appropriate FTP server name, FTP username and password, of course!