[wp-testers] wp-testers Digest, Vol 66, Issue 3

Wed Aug 11 12:26:02 UTC 2010

Have you tried to put
 define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );
in you wp-config.php ?

Am 11.08.2010 um 14:00 schrieb wp-testers-request at lists.automattic.com:

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>   1. Install plugins without FTP (Christian Jantz)
>   2. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Ronald Bradford)
>   3. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Shane Lambert)
>   4. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Philip M. Hofer (Frumph))
>   5. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Christian Jantz)
>   6. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Philip M. Hofer (Frumph))
>   7. Re: Install plugins without FTP (Philip M. Hofer (Frumph))
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:41:11 +0200
> From: Christian Jantz <public at thereaper.de>
> Subject: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID: <4C619D47.8000208 at thereaper.de>
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> Hey there,
> 
> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without 
> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp 
> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any 
> ideas?
> 
> Greets
> Christian
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:43:43 -0400
> From: Ronald Bradford <ronald.bradford at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
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> 	<AANLkTinzaXgBQRDDosjHOZ6TNDsX0PTu9_sMuEhvEFib at mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> If you have sshd installed (the ssh daemon) you can enable if not enabled
> and then use sftp over port 22.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Christian Jantz <public at thereaper.de>wrote:
> 
>> Hey there,
>> 
>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without
>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp
>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any
>> ideas?
>> 
>> Greets
>> Christian
>> _______________________________________________
>> wp-testers mailing list
>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
>> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:43 -0500
> From: Shane Lambert <grandslambert at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID: <4C619E57.9000503 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Actually, you need to change some permissions on the WordPress folders. 
> I have found that to use the interfaces to install plugins and themes, 
> the folders need to be writable and owned by the apache user. On Ubuntu, 
> I set the owner of the folders to www-data and make sure there are write 
> permissions. Then you should not see the FTP prompt when installing plugins.
> 
> On 08/10/2010 01:41 PM, Christian Jantz wrote:
>> Hey there,
>> 
>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without
>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp
>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any
>> ideas?
>> 
>> Greets
>> Christian
>> _______________________________________________
>> wp-testers mailing list
>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
> 
> -- 
> GrandSlambert
> Wordpress Themes and Plugins
> http://grandslambert.com
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:50 -0700
> From: "Philip M. Hofer \(Frumph\)" <philip at frumph.net>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Message-ID: <A3BD1830A42140F0B5923F8EB91FA7C1 at frumph.net>
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> 
> .. have you tried, maybe ... plugins -> add new  .. in the wp-admin 
> dashboard ?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christian Jantz" <public at thereaper.de>
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:41 AM
> Subject: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> 
> 
>> Hey there,
>> 
>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without 
>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp 
>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any 
>> ideas?
>> 
>> Greets
>> Christian
>> _______________________________________________
>> wp-testers mailing list
>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:57:45 +0200
> From: Christian Jantz <public at thereaper.de>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID: <4C61A129.5080009 at thereaper.de>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> The whole tree is owned by www-data and the ftp screen prompts up.
> 
> Shane Lambert schrieb:
>> Actually, you need to change some permissions on the WordPress 
>> folders. I have found that to use the interfaces to install plugins 
>> and themes, the folders need to be writable and owned by the apache 
>> user. On Ubuntu, I set the owner of the folders to www-data and make 
>> sure there are write permissions. Then you should not see the FTP 
>> prompt when installing plugins.
>> 
>> On 08/10/2010 01:41 PM, Christian Jantz wrote:
>>> Hey there,
>>> 
>>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without
>>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp
>>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any
>>> ideas?
>>> 
>>> Greets
>>> Christian
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> wp-testers mailing list
>>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:57:58 -0700
> From: "Philip M. Hofer \(Frumph\)" <philip at frumph.net>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Message-ID: <21A00285C92C4D45958AFC75842B47F4 at frumph.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> 	reply-type=response
> 
> Ah, permission related issues.
> 
> hate those.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)" <philip at frumph.net>
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> 
> 
>> .. have you tried, maybe ... plugins -> add new  .. in the wp-admin 
>> dashboard ?
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Christian Jantz" <public at thereaper.de>
>> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:41 AM
>> Subject: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
>> 
>> 
>>> Hey there,
>>> 
>>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without 
>>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp 
>>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any 
>>> ideas?
>>> 
>>> Greets
>>> Christian
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> wp-testers mailing list
>>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:06:40 -0700
> From: "Philip M. Hofer \(Frumph\)" <philip at frumph.net>
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Message-ID: <EBBF902A91254EB7950AD2F22FC5BE44 at frumph.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> 	reply-type=response
> 
> Apache (or whatever webdaemon your using) has to have access to those files 
> for it to remove the ftp requirement.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christian Jantz" <public at thereaper.de>
> To: <wp-testers at lists.automattic.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Install plugins without FTP
> 
> 
>> The whole tree is owned by www-data and the ftp screen prompts up.
>> 
>> Shane Lambert schrieb:
>>> Actually, you need to change some permissions on the WordPress folders. I 
>>> have found that to use the interfaces to install plugins and themes, the 
>>> folders need to be writable and owned by the apache user. On Ubuntu, I 
>>> set the owner of the folders to www-data and make sure there are write 
>>> permissions. Then you should not see the FTP prompt when installing 
>>> plugins.
>>> 
>>> On 08/10/2010 01:41 PM, Christian Jantz wrote:
>>>> Hey there,
>>>> 
>>>> is there any way to install plugins directly using the interface without
>>>> ftp? I just installed a vm for my wordpress installation but without ftp
>>>> daemon. And I'm not interested in installing one just for wordpress. Any
>>>> ideas?
>>>> 
>>>> Greets
>>>> Christian
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> wp-testers mailing list
>>>> wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
>>>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
>> _______________________________________________
>> wp-testers mailing list
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>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
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