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Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:56
Take care
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:55
No problem, glad I could help
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:55
OK, cool!
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:54
Really? what did you do?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:54
Did you try to add define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:54
I see. Honestly I don't know how amazon run their servers
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:52
apache is the server
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:50
Because this is not usually done through FTP. It is only done through FTP since apache doesn't have access.
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:50
I think you need apache to have access
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:48
This is only in AWS. I have never experienced this before.
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:47
This is a known issue. Take a look at the question, they have the explanation there I think.
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:47
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Q: WordPress on EC2 Requires FTP Credentials to Install Plugins

AnthonyI just installed WordPress 3.5.2 on an Amazon Linux AMI EC2 micro instance. When I tried to install the wp-db-backup plugin (Plugins -> Add New), I was prompted for a Hostname, FTP Username, FTP Password and Connection Type. The answer to this question recommended that passwd be done at the comm...

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Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:47
OK, I found this:
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:45
OK, I see. It looks like WordPress don't have permissions to create new files in the system. Do you have access to the server configuration, or is this a shared hosting?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:40
Do you want to give me access to your site? It might be easier for me to see what's going on
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:39
The last link didn't work (for the screenshot)
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:39
You are suppose to go to Appearance->Themes and then click on "Add New"
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:38
Honestly I haven't seen this screen before, and I've been working with WordPress for years...
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:37
This is not how you install themes in wordpress
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:33
Sorry, but i'm not sure what you are trying to do. If you were able to upload it manually, why do you want to upload it using WordPress?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:33
I was able to install it, so that rules out a theme issue. It must be related to file permissions.
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:31
Shouldn't this go into the themes folder?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:27
Is this a theme that I can download from somewhere?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:26
Also, try setting the permissions of wp-content to 777
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:25
Just wondering, if you remove this specific file from the package, does it let you upload?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:25
Hmmm... interesting
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:22
Lol... OK, so it's not that
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:21
What is the size of the zip file?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:21
Hi there
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:16
OK, so if it is working fine, what's the problem?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:16
Is it possible that the upload_max_filesize PHP settings is set to a value lower than the file's size?
Yoav Kadosh
Mar 31, 2016 05:16
Did you try to upload the theme manually via FTP? You can upload the zip file and then create a PHP script to unzip it.