Hi all, To the person who tried helping me fix this WordPress web server issue, I'm glad to say that I found a solution thanks to Ask Ubuntu on Stack Exchange. https://askubuntu.com/questions/986972/why-does-wordpress-keep-telling-me-that-it-needs-to-access-my-web-server
So in the future, if someone else has a question and the steps you had me to didn't work, then the last step is to check the wp-config file and make sure it has that extra line. define('FS_METHOD','direct'); This fixed everything!!!!! 😌 Now all I'll need to work on is the postfix issue, and then hopefully that will make it easier for me to stay in touch with my visitors. -Ulysses On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix > problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a > public list, then go ahead & email me privately at > abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've > munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure > it out. > > Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the > wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that > happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file > permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. > > Unless there's a compelling reason to do so, ie, you're developing > some sort of Windows software, my recommendation would be to use Linux > to host websites. It's cheaper, &, IMO, also more secure for a number > of reasons. I realize I'll likely encounter the ire of some on this > list for saying thus, but it really is a fact, IMO. > > I would also advise disabling Cloudflare until you get everything set > up, because it tends to add an additional layer in terms of > redirecting certain web components that makes things hard for a > beginner to learn & figure out what's going on. > > > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> > wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> My name is Ulysses Harmony Garcia. My web site is >> https://www.sensation-experience.com/ I heard about I heard about >> this mailing list through a Facebook post. >> For several years, I've been trying to figure out what kind of >> services I >> could use to satisfy my needs. In the early 2010's, I looked into shared >> hosting plans, but the more I looked at them, the more I didn't like >> them because I wanted to be able to have full >> control of the server. All they let you use is a public HTML folder >> and an FTP server port 21 or 990 for secure connections, and a web-based >> administration tool like Webmin or C-Panel. So I continued using Dropbox >> to host my web site. The only problem was that I had to use an http >> colon slash slash dl dot dropboxusercontent dot com slash u slash >> xxxxxxxx slash index dot html to render it, which is a pretty long link, >> but at least it worked. >> >> Four years later, I looked into the cloud, SSD, and dedicated >> VPS options. By asking around, I heard of several different choices >> such as Linode, >> Vultr, Digital Ocean, OVH, and through a diary entry I had made back in >> 2014, VPS dot Next, I had to learn about which operating system I >> would most likely >> use for the server. Since 2005, I have primarily used Windows, >> and I started using a Mac in 2011. I have never used Linux, and I >> probably chose to stay away from it because I associated Linux as an >> operating system only computer geeks would use. So when I was looking >> for a >> VPS, I was lucky to find a Windows server on vps dot net. However, >> when I told others >> about it, many people acted like that was a crime, or that it was >> impractical to use Windows as a server, and that 99.99% of the web was >> hosted by Linux, which was meant to be used as a server operating >> system. >> I've done most of the work on my own. I first began with a Windows >> virtual private server at VPS dot net, but I was not able to set >> up the web server, database server and PHP to work on-line, except >> through Localhost. I wasn't able to use Internet Information Services >> IIS either, so I gave up on it and cancelled my server. Fortunately, >> I kept my >> account active, so I could come back to it when I wasn't overwhelmed. >> I even tried enabling Internet Information Services on my Windows 10 >> computer by using the enable or disables Windows features. I checked >> every one of them, but when I typed localhost in the connect to computer >> dialogue box, I got this message. IIS6 Manager dialogue Unable to >> connect to localhost. The target server does not have the SMTP service >> installed. You cannot manage an IIS 7.5 Web or FTP server by using >> Internet Information Services (6.0) Manager. >> As primarily being an extroverted person, I get energy from working with >> other people rather than working alone, yet for some reason, I've >> encountered a lot of people who think that being too dependent on others >> was a bad thing, that being completely independent was the best way to >> go. I disagree with that. I mean, I can see why some people wouldn't >> want to be too dependent on others for fear of taking too much of >> someone's time or being too clingy, etc, or taking advantage of said >> person, but I also believe that there needs to be a balance in helping >> others and being self-reliable. This is where interdependence comes >> in. Manuals are never straightforward. You can follow the directions in >> the manual as exactly outlined and end up with error messages. Even >> googling error messages can't guarantee that you will get a quick >> solution. Having said that, I have joined a few community forums and >> posted these error messages, but never received replies. >> Back in July, I contacted a few people I know who were successfully >> using >> the popular content management system WordPress, and asked if they could >> help out. One person, whose name I won't mention, said they could set up >> my web site, if I could provide $300/hr USD and that it was estimated to >> take four hours to set up to where I wanted it to be. Now, this person >> is also blind. What I do not understand is how someone who may be >> knowledgeable about supplemental security income could decide to charge >> such a high price to set up something simple, and that is >> semi-automated, and easy to install. I wrote a reply, and didn't hear >> back for a month. I re-sent my reply and was told that if I wanted to >> continue with the route that I choose, I would have to go on Bookshare >> or BARD to download books on Windows server hosting, and that I had >> sufficient resources on the Audio Games net forum to start. >> so in September, I finally found a fellow who turned out to be someone I >> knew by reputation, and he offered to spend his free time in helping me >> out, especially since he has had plenty of experience in working with >> virtual private servers and web hosting. If you ask him how he liked >> working with me, he might tell you that I learn things pretty quickly >> once I get to actually learning the steps live on Skype or phone. I also >> record my sessions so I can look back and see what I did. By that time, >> I was a little >> more knowledgeable in talking to others on this topic. >> http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=23002 Look at post four. I >> told my new friend a little bit of what I've hoped to accomplish, and >> what I >> have done so far, and how much experience I've already had. In 2010 >> through 2013, I worked on building an HTML 4.1 and 5 project in high >> school using Notepad, and in 2013, I used CSS 3 to enhance it when I >> took a college class in web development. In mid July of 2013, I got >> myself a WordPress blog up and running, which has been since taken down. >> I decided to export this blog and import it into the self-hosted >> version, and I was able to successfully link up all of my web pages >> to a podcast generator and the WordPress system. >> >> Right now we are sort of stuck on where to go, since I already have a >> basic HTML site with no scripts on my Ubuntu VPS, a TeamTalk server >> running, and hopefully an IceCast or ShoutCast server for streaming. >> I heard that you can get >> an e-mail provider through Google Aps and install their mail exchange >> and text verification records, but they are quite costly, and I don't >> know if you'd have to install anything on Ubuntu to make sure the PHP >> contact forms worked properly. By following several guides on Linode >> and Digital Ocean, I was able to install Postfix and S-Nail, but I keep >> getting error messages when I am trying to send a message as a test. >> I also got an account through Cloudflare, and if you were to do a user $ >> dig +short sensation-experience.com or root# dig +short >> sensation-experience.com you'd see 104.28.6.155 instead of my actual >> server's IP address. If you tried using that directly, it'd say, >> Cloudflare direct IP access not allowed. This is to keep attackers from >> finding out what my server's IP address is. If they tried doing a who is >> on my domain, they'd see a privacy protect dot org notice instead of my >> name. >> >> Also, I really couldn't understand how C-Panel and Webmin administration >> tools worked until my friend showed me how he used the terminal on his >> Cent OS VPS to install it. It sort of reminded me of PHP My Admin. You >> simply put :2083, :2087, or :2086 at the end of your domain. >> >> I also installed Certbot which uses Lets Encrypt. At the moment I can't >> seem to figure out how to force traffic to be automatically redirected >> to https(443) instead of http(80). But now since I'm using Cloudflare, >> I'm not sure if that will be necessary. >> >> Once I get more advanced, and raised my income through Amazon >> Associates and stripe payments, I'd like to install a phone box or >> PBX using Asterisk as well. Note that I am running PHP 7. My friend and >> I tried installing Free PBX, but it doesn't seem to like it, so we had >> to give it up temporarily, at least until they release the newer version. >> >> On a more interesting topic, I don't know if any of you are into speech >> synthesis that can sing. I am very much into singing synthesis and have >> spent quite a bit of time with DECtalk and Vocaloid. I recently got >> interested in learning how to use Festival and make my own speech >> synthesiser. If you look at post 57 of this thread, you can see where I >> am at right now. http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=8877 >> So having said that, might any of you be able to help me resolve this >> mail problem with Postfix and S-Nail? I keep getting a debug error. >> >> Also, for some annoying reason which my friend and I have not been able >> to determine, I cannot install plug-ins or update WordPress directly. It >> wants to access my web server through FTP or FTPS, and I don't have one >> properly configured. I tried changing all file and folder permissions to >> 7777 recursively, but I am still unable to update and install plug-ins >> automatically. If any of you are able to help me with that as well I >> would greatly appreciate it. >> >> Anyhow, I apologise for this lengthy e-mail, but hopefully that gives >> you all an idea of what I've done so far and where I'd like to go >> next. :-) >> Sincerely, >> -Ulysses >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list