Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server.

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Subject	Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server.
Date	2016-12-13 16:50 +0100
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On 10/12/2016 23:59, Nate Homier wrote:
> Debian 8 server.  all updates applied.
>
> Followed carefully the wiki.debian.org/WordPress instructions. Now
> WordPress says askimet plugin needs to be updated, but that ftp fails.  I
> can't update plugin without having a ftp server apparently.  Otherwise
> WordPress works great.  how do I update the plugins.  wouldn't it be
> dangerous to have an ftp server?  Or is there some instructions out there
> for setting up a secure ftp server that works with WordPress.  I have no
> experience with ftp servers.
>

Hi, if you don't want to setup ftp access and give write access to 
wordpress to enable automatic updates, you can always drop the updated 
uncompressed package in your wp-content/plugins/ folder to replace the 
outdated one.

Run "dpkg-reconfigure wordpress" afterward to restore links.

Akismet being shipped with Wordpress in Debian you will find it in:

/usr/share/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/

and linked to in /var/lib/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ .

For user installed plugins the other way round is usually the norm, but 
some plugins support symlinks better than others so if you run into 
problems try both ways around.

Hope it helps.

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How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed  wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server. Nate Homier <purplenate26@gmail.com> - 2016-12-10 22:10 +0100
  Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed  wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server. "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2016-12-13 16:50 +0100
    Re: How do I update the plug-ins in WordPress? Followed  wiki.debian.org/WordPress. Says I need ftp server. Nate Homier <purplenate26@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 20:50 +0100

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