Cannot change ftp login details when updating

  • I have installed an old version of WordPress and want to upgrade to version 3.8. When I select “Update Now”, I will get the following error:

    ERROR: There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings are correct.

    and the ftp login details include the user name and password cannot be changed.

    How to change these so since the login password has been changed recently?

    Thanks

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  • 1, Is it local instalation?
    2, Is it linux distribution?
    3, What is old version of the wordpress?

    Thread Starter chcw

    (@chcw)

    1. Yes, it is installed on Local server.
    2. Server is Redhat Enterprise 4.0
    3. The old version is 3.6

    Thanks

    1, Instead of putting in my normal https://ftp.domain.com address, I put in “localhost” without the quotes. Same username/password as my FTP user.

    2, The use of 127.0.0.1 should work as numeric hosting.

    3, If you installed XAMPP, you may be able to use:

    host: localhost
    user: nobody
    password: xampp

    Thread Starter chcw

    (@chcw)

    Thanks. The problem is the user/password fields are not editable. I cannot input them.

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