Comments on: WordPress Filesystem Abstraction FAQ http://dd32.id.au/2009/02/20/wordpress-filesystem-abstraction-faq/ blog://dd32.id.au/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:11:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19861 By: joe http://dd32.id.au/2009/02/20/wordpress-filesystem-abstraction-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-22312 joe Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:48:21 +0000 http://dd32.id.au/?p=1077#comment-22312 OK never mind - I recompiled PHP with "--enable-ftp" and all now works like a charm, thank you again for a great article that told me where to look! OK never mind – I recompiled PHP with “–enable-ftp” and all now works like a charm, thank you again for a great article that told me where to look!

]]> By: joe http://dd32.id.au/2009/02/20/wordpress-filesystem-abstraction-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-22309 joe Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:22:32 +0000 http://dd32.id.au/?p=1077#comment-22309 Hi - thanks for this great write up! I hope you can help me, I've been trying to get wordpress to work with FTP but don't know what's wrong. When I enter the FTP credentials, or even the wrong FTP password or server, I get nothing but a white page. > My FTP Doesnt work! > Ok, This isnt too common, But sometimes PHP’ will have dodgy extensions, or > configurations, infact, Its VERY common for a hoster to have a crap install of PHP, > the FTP extension and CURL are common culprits for being badly configured, > Unfortunately, Theres not much you can do to fix stupid hosts, other than complain. Being that I am the host myself, what can I look for? There are no error messages that I can find, is there some way to debug what's going wrong with FTP? TYVMIA! Hi – thanks for this great write up! I hope you can help me, I’ve been trying to get wordpress to work with FTP but don’t know what’s wrong. When I enter the FTP credentials, or even the wrong FTP password or server, I get nothing but a white page.

> My FTP Doesnt work!
> Ok, This isnt too common, But sometimes PHP’ will have dodgy extensions, or
> configurations, infact, Its VERY common for a hoster to have a crap install of PHP,
> the FTP extension and CURL are common culprits for being badly configured,
> Unfortunately, Theres not much you can do to fix stupid hosts, other than complain.

Being that I am the host myself, what can I look for? There are no error messages that I can find, is there some way to debug what’s going wrong with FTP?
TYVMIA!

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