AHHHHH! WP Installer not working!

[get2it]

Hi,

I'm frustrated and hope it's not self inflicted
The WP installer offers up Error: Authentication to FTP server failed.

I've tried everything I know with no success.
Anyone out there know what I'm doing wrong?

If a copy of the optimized template is available somewhere, I'm happy to hand load it.

Appreciate any help I can get.

Martin

[golfer57]

Hello,

I am checking for you. Have you read all of the post on the wp installer in the forum. You may have overlooked something. I will get back to you as soon as I hear something...Check the other forum post in the mean time.
Steve

[Hyman]

Hey Martin,
An FTP error is usually a quick and overlooked fix. If you can provide what browser you are using, host, when was domain registered and pointed. If its populated then their should be no prob, if not you will use ip address. Are you recieving any other errors ..ex... pass failed to parse or execute? The more info you give the better understanding I will have and I am more then happy to walk you through it.

Cheers.

Hy

[get2it]

Thanks Golfer57 and Hyman for your input.

The initial error was caused by a mismatch between my entered UN/PW and the same on the site. I'm using a reseller account with unique UN/PW on each site. The site would only take the WHM PW/UN for some reason.

After using the WHM set, the installer connected to the site fine, clicked and whirled along, then provided a multiple instances of this error msg...

Warning: ftp_mkdir() [function.ftp-mkdir]: Can't create directory: File exists in /home/wwwplr/public_html/wp/user/index.php on line 53

So...I stripped out the databases, removed most of the Wordpress files on the site by deleting the WP-* folders and reloaded the info in the installer. Same end result. :^(

Judging from the "/home/wwwplr.." this looks like an issue on the computer hosting the installer program.

Sure would appreciate someone taking my the hand and leading my out of this maze!

Martin

[get2it]

For giggles, checked my wp-config.php file and found this:

// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'stopmyhe_wrdp2'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'stopmyhe_wrdp2'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'P70[KqC9eO4Q'); // ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');

The "_wrdp2" is curious since I only have one MySql called "_wrdp1". The PW is nowhere near the PW I set up.

Does this get me closer to a solution?

Martin