WordPress FTP Prompting for Credentials… But no FTP in use?

  • I need assistance from the WordPress community regarding a strange bug on a client’s WordPress environment.

    The User is being prompted repeatedly for FTP Credentials that they do not have. I have already tried several suggested edits of the WP-Config file as well as several other “tricks/hacks” to bypass this prompt during the Auto-Update cycle.

    I am not super familiar with WordPress and am hoping to seek advice for a permanent solution for this issue from the WordPress Community and/or Developers.

    Please assist. Thanks.

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  • The requirement for FTP login details is completely dependant upon the hosting server’s configuration. Did you try adding the FTP details as constants to the wp-config.php file?

    Thread Starter GCSAdmin

    (@gcsadmin)

    Yep, tried adding several variations of the available user names/passwords/FTP “site” on the LocalServer and neither of these variations worked when applying them to the WP-Config file.

    Additionally, I tried to add the following to the WP-Config file:
    define(‘FS_Method’, ‘direct’); //updates via file system

    This also failed.
    Maybe im missing something here?

    What (if any) error messages did you see after trying these wp-config.php edits out?

    Thread Starter GCSAdmin

    (@gcsadmin)

    No error messages that I can see.
    Are there any specific areas for logs/logging to check to verify?

    Also tried the “Localhost” trick mentioned and left credentials blank but it still tries to prompt for them.

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