FTP for WP updates on Linux Mint? Settings?

  • Toni

    (@tools4toni)


    8 years, 2 months ago

    I have a functioning local WP MultiSite! Somehow I downloaded, installed, and set-up, a WP MultiSite, Apache, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and added some respositories on Linux Mint using the terminal. (I blindly followed several sets of directions I found online.)

    I am not tech literate beyond bare basics, I have used WP MultiSites for years online. No experience with servers ever and some minor dabbles in the files.

    I literally do not know any hosting administrative things more than my admin login for phpMyAdmin..

    I don’t know:
    The login credentials for FTP to update WP using FTP.
    Hostname, FTP Username, FTP Password

    I have done this local install solely to learn WP – not for developement or staging. I appreciate any input and direction to easy to comprehend sources of information. I have not had success with the WP Codex finding or using info from it in general.

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  • As one Mint User to another I’ll try to help!
    What are you trying to do? Lots of ambiguity in your post. One or two questions at a time would be useful.

    For myself I don’t bother setting up an FTP server on my localhost machine, instead I do my own file updates using the GUI file manager (and archive managers), or the command line.

    You might try making your website files owned by the user running the Apache/PHP server and adding define('FS_METHOD', 'direct'); to your wp-config.php

    Answering your question, you need to have an FTP server installed and running, then the hostname will be either “localhost” or the name of the computer. And the User/password will be a user account on the computer which has write permission and probably ownership over your website files.

    (Myself I am a Ubuntu-Mate user, I can’t be productive with the unity interface, instead use either the traditional gnome desktop style, or the “Redmond” style. Most of the people I support are given Redmond style which minimizes culture shock.)

    Thread Starter Toni

    (@tools4toni)

    I may be in over my head, too lacking in basics. I need to learn, so if can all can bear with me it would be great (for me)!

    @beeman37 Hi! You’re my new buddy. Sadly I do not have a plan yet. I’ve tried to set up WP for years, this is the first time it’s worked. I have to update first – then do something.

    @rossmitchell Hi! Bigs thanks for your time and clear explanation.
    – First, I think everything is owned by ‘root’ because that is what the user is for myPhpAdmin login? Should I change that login username?

    – Second, I don’t know who owns what, I did everything as ‘root’. I will find out and I will take your advice below. Is this standard procedure, typical?

    You might try making your website files owned by the user running the Apache/PHP server and adding define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’); to your wp-config.php

    BTW: I do not know Linux. I can only follow instructions. I used Ubuntu and Kubuntu from v7.04 to v13+ as a standard PC/laptop experience and for lots of experimenting on nonsense. Ubuntu GUI went inane (yes, I mean ‘super stupid’) – the default Mint GUI is simple, familiar, and intuitive. I like Mint in general.

    Thanks to you both for responding so quickly!

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    Hi! @tools4toni

    I working on Linux OS too, I guess if you are use default install, the folder will be /var/www/html ? Also maybe your apache user:group is “apache:apache” ? If so maybe you can try:

    chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html

    A little question: Why you choose Mint? Why not Debian or Centos, what is the benefit use Mint? Thanks, have a good day. ??

    Best Regards,
    Tomas

    I’m not sure where it comes from, but I had a real problem with my PHPMyadmin it took me days to work out that it placed a username as Phpmyadmin and would not allow me to change it.
    So my advice would be, don’t try to change it back, if you’re on localhost you really don’t need security, and if you intend to ‘hang it’ on the internet then it’s set by your host settings.
    Why use Mint? It’s possibly the best support available and their load instructions can’t be beat.

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