Failed to connect to FTP Server on XAMPP (Mac)

Question

I have installed xampp and wordpress, which I run on my local host. When I try to make changes, eg. remove plugins it keeps asking me for the following:

hostname
FTP username
FTP password

I know the username and the password but I don't know what to type in hostname. I tried "localhost" or path to the actual wp Wordpress folder (/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/projects/wp)- both don't work.

Please note that I have granted all permissions to this user. I feel that the hostname I put is wrong.

Can you please help me out with this? I'm stuck on this (I guess) basic step and can't do anything more.

Answer 1

First of all, go to wp-config.php and add this line after the

@package WordPress

define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );

then open the Terminal and paste this:

sudo chmod -R 777 /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/

followed by your system password

Done and done!

Answer 2

A usefull video about installing Xampp correctly.

Change in your php.ini after

@package Wordpress

define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );

And change your directory to 777 and the files to 644 in your terminal:

sudo find /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/ -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \;
sudo find /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/ -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

Good luck!