RE: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

I second Cristopher's observations: when the server is locally available, FTP isn't necessary. That said, I usually install plug-ins from the WP Dashboard, which is available from any location. John Korchok

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

On 7/31/2020 7:28 PM, Murray Eisenberg wrote: (WordPress docs don’t deal with this! they just say to use ftp to install the plugins.) I have the impression that the documentation merely accommodates the common use case where WordPress is being hosted on a remote server by a third-party web hos

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 7:49 PM Bill Cole wrote: > > ... > Doing a little research, I found that the reason WP sometimes asks for > ftp credentials is that it can't directly write to the plugins > directory. That usually means that it also can't write to any of > wp-content/, which is a problem tha

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

On 1 Aug 2020, at 10:36, Murray Eisenberg wrote: (I searched for “openssh” in /opt but find nothing with that name there, so I cannot even see any config file for it!) There is a port for OpenSSH named 'openssh' so you should have found something... But generally you wouldn't want to use th

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

On 1 Aug 2020, at 17:29, Murray Eisenberg wrote: I have no plugins directory in my wordpress directory or its subdirectories. Sorry about that, the plugins directory is at [WordPress Root]/wp-content/plugins Clearly wordpress WANTS the user to use ftp or, presumably equivalently for its pu

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

I have no plugins directory in my wordpress directory or its subdirectories. Clearly wordpress WANTS the user to use ftp or, presumably equivalently for its purposes, sftp. How do I set that up strictly locally, i.e., server running wordpress is localhost; files to be transmitted are on the sam

Re: Command Line Tools for Xcode 11.6

Huh?? Step 1 in the MacPorts “Quickstart", or the more detailed “Installing MacPorts”, at https://www.macports.org/install.php is to install the Apple Xcode Command Line Tools. > On 1 Aug2020, at 3:09 PM, Chris Jones wrote: > > Hi, > > Either install th

Re: Command Line Tools for Xcode 11.6

Hi, Either install the newest available, 11.5, or just remove the CLT (its not really needed). https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2339/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40014588-CH1-HOW_CAN_I_UNINSTALL_THE_COMMAND_LINE_TOOLS_ Chris > On 1 Aug 2020, at 5:59 pm, Murray Eise

Command Line Tools for Xcode 11.6

When doing MacPorts 2.6.3 upgrades of ports, I’m seeing message: Warning: cltversion: The Command Line Tools are installed, but MacPorts cannot determine the version. Warning: cltversion: For a possible fix, please see: https://trac.macports.org/wiki/ProblemHotlist#reinstall-clt

Re: How enable ftp to localhost wordpress site?

wordpress is asking for my ftp credentials for my web server (hostname, ftp username, and ftp password) in order to install a plug-in. The server is just localhost. How do I discover or set my ftp username and password with the openssh port so as to be able to use sftp with it? (I searched for