Error When Searching For and Installing Plugins

  • Dear Community,

    I am receiving an error when attempting to search for and install plugins.

    I have verified the site URL.

    The following errors are shown in the PHP error log:

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP Stack trace:

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 1. {main}() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-admin\index.php:0

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 2. require_once() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-admin\index.php:10

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 3. do_action() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-admin\admin.php:211

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 4. call_user_func_array:{C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470}() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 5. Background_Update_Tester_Plugin->content_wrapper() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 6. Background_Update_Tester_Plugin->content() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:41

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 7. Background_Update_Tester_Plugin->tests() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:51

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 8. call_user_func:{C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:103}() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:103

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 9. Background_Update_Tester_Plugin->test_all_files_writable() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:103

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 10. get_core_checksums() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\background-update-tester\background-update-tester.php:285

    [26-Aug-2014 18:33:14 UTC] PHP 11. trigger_error() C:\wamp\www\wordpress\wp-admin\includes\update.php:117

    [26-Aug-2014 18:50:55 UTC] PHP Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with www.ads-software.com or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to www.ads-software.com. Please contact your server administrator.) in C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\includes\plugin-install.php on line 77

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP Stack trace:

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 1. {main}() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\plugin-install.php:0

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 2. do_action() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\plugin-install.php:93

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 3. call_user_func_array:{C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-includes\plugin.php:470}() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-includes\plugin.php:470

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 4. install_dashboard() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-includes\plugin.php:470

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 5. install_popular_tags() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\includes\plugin-install.php:138

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 6. plugins_api() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\includes\plugin-install.php:117

    [26-Aug-2014 19:13:35 UTC] PHP 7. trigger_error() C:\wamp\www\ffl\wp-admin\includes\plugin-install.php:77

    When using the Background Update Tester, the following error is displayed:

    WARNING: Couldn#8217;t retrieve a list of the checksums for WordPress 3.9.2

    Your help is greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Alvey

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  • Suggest that you do not use the internal plugin downloader and installer, many localhost setups do not have the required FTP server.

    Instead do the manual install, download the ZIP file, extract it and put the directory in the plungins directory.

    Similar things happen with WordPress core updates.

    PS: from another thread, it may work for plugins too.

    Thanks for the replies. I was able to find a way to bypass
the need for FTP credentials by adding the code below to my
wp-config.php file

define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');

    I have quite the same problem as well. After updating WP Job Manager Plug in. I got this:
    Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with www.ads-software.com or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to www.ads-software.com. Please contact your server administrator.) in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/bpoavenue/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php on line 77

    Any help? Thanks

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