Drupal using FTP doesn't work

[betserd]

Hello All,

I am using drupal and it can automatically download updates for mudules. This did work on the previous shared hosting i had but on the VPS it comes with the following message;

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To continue, provide your server connection details


How can I enable apache (I assume?) to use ftp on the VPS?

Thanks,
Bastiaan

 

[chatwizrd]

Apache has nothing to do with ftp it is completely separate.

 

[betserd]

Does anyone know how Drupal uses FTP to download updates and how can I enable it. On the previous shared hosting I had it automatically worked. On the DirectAdmin VPS it does not, which mechanism is used for this and how can I enable it?

 

[zEitEr]

Hello,

As I see this

To continue, provide your server connection details

Are the FTP server credentials are valid?

By the way why does drupal need FTP to update it? Did you check this http://drupal.org/upgrade/ ?

 

[betserd]

Its all ok now, I had to fill in my Directadmin credentials and it worked, so apparently DA creates a user that can use ftp on the server.

For drupal ; it is an automatic update feauture that downloads an updated module to the server via FTP, this way you don't have to download it, upload it to teh server etc, very convinient.

On previous hosting it all happened automatically so, probably that ftp was just open to use on the server...

 

[zEitEr]

With suPHP/FastCGI and/or mod_ruid2, I'd guess you no more need update your Drupal copy via FTP. Of course if Drupal can update itself automatically without FTP.