In some cases, you are not able to update/upgradeyourWordPress and pluginsto a newer version without providing your FTP connection information. This is a common issue where by the WordPress system can’t writetoyour/wp-contentfolder directly.
To solve this issue you need to define the FTP details in your wp-config.php file so WordPress will remember it. Alternatively, you may also provide WordPress with write access to your
/wp-content
folder by accessing the FTP root file and changing the folder file permission (CHMOD)to775 rather than the default 755 and 644.
There is however an easier way to deal with this; by defining constant,FS_METHODin yourwp-config.php
file. This bypasses WordPress’s recurring prompts, and allows auto-updates of your filestohappen. And it takes only 1 line of codetodo this.
1. Open /Wp-Config.php
Now the first thing you need to do is to open thewp-config.php file from your WordPress root folder (you may access this file from your
WordPress installerfolder). From the installation folder, the file is located at
wordpress/wp-config.php
2. Insert FS_METHOD
Paste the following code to your wp-config.php file, preferably just below every other line of code.
define('FS_METHOD','direct');
3. Save And Upload
When you have already pasted the one-line code, you can proceed to upload the file to your WordPress root folder on your server, and it should work right away. Uploading can be done directly from your host control panel.
Conclusion
The FTP issue normally happens when you are on shared hosting and when WordPress is having a conflict with permissions and ownerships. With this ‘direct’ method implemented, you will be abletoupdate or upgrade your WordPress and plugins installation stonewer versions without having to provide any FTP details.