Failed to connect to FTP Server localhost:21

  • Hey, everyone. I’m hoping to find answers to a problem I’m having.

    Problem: I keep getting this message “Failed to connect to FTP Server localhost:21” after inputting my Hostname, FTP Username and FTP Password.

    I put in:
    Hostname localhost
    FTP Username root
    FTP Password (the same password I use to log into our Linux server)

    Some background: My boss hosts his website on his own Linux server using OpenSUSE 12.1. After moving the wordpress files from my laptop to his Linux server, I tried to download a plugin. It brought me to that screen where I got that message.

    “Failed to connect to FTP Server localhost:21”

    I searched all over Google but haven’t really found anyone who has fixed this problem.

    Is “localhost” good enough for Hostname?
    Should I be using the same user id and password as the one I use to log into server (or something else?

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  • fkoosna, it worked for me! I chowned www-data * all the way to
    chown: cannot access*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*’: No such file or directory

    I went back to update plugins and such on my dashboard and, presto!

    Thanks!!!

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