{"id":2006,"date":"2023-05-05T16:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:18:48","slug":"how-to-fix-if-wordpress-is-asking-for-ftp-credentials-while-installing-or-updating-a-plugin-or-theme-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2023\/05\/05\/how-to-fix-if-wordpress-is-asking-for-ftp-credentials-while-installing-or-updating-a-plugin-or-theme-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix if WordPress is asking for FTP credentials while installing or updating a plugin or theme &#8211; cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><br><br>WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that allows us to host and build websites. WordPress contains plugin architecture and a template system, so we can customize any website to fit our business, blog, portfolio, or online store<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Prerequisite<\/strong><br><br>1. WordPress admin credentials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. cPanel Logins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Log in to WordPress with the username and password\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Note: click on &#8221; I&#8217;m not a robot &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/f9902d29-263f-49f8-afe9-739394193ba8\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2:&nbsp; Update the existing plugin or \/ Install a new plugin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png 606w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-150x62.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: It will prompt you to update the FTP credentials to proceed. To fix this issue, follow the steps below\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2.png 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Log in to the cPanel account\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3.png 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 5: Click on &#8220;file manager&#8221; under the &#8220;Files&#8221; section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4.png 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 6: Navigate to the document root and find the wp-config.php file<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/afb09a3d-50a0-4b49-bbb3-f8ed5f700a14\" width=\"221\" height=\"189\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 7: Right-click on the wp-config.php file and click on &#8220;edit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5.png 916w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-5-150x92.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Note: Take a backup of the file before modifying it for the safer side<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 8: Add the lines below at the bottom of the file and click on Save Changes\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-1024x312.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-1536x468.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7-150x46.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-7.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>define(&#8216;FS_METHOD&#8217;, &#8216;direct&#8217;);<br>define(&#8216;FS_CHMOD_DIR&#8217;,0755);<br>define(&#8216;FS_CHMOD_FILE&#8217;,0644);<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 9: Reload the WordPress dashboard page. Now we can update or install plugins and themes without being asked for FTP credentials&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-1024x156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-1024x156.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-1536x233.png 1536w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-6.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By updating the WordPress configuration file with the appropriate filesystem settings, WordPress can directly manage plugin and theme installations without requiring FTP credentials. 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