Title: Ecto Setup
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Ecto Setup

 *  [elliotlapin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotlapin/)
 * (@elliotlapin)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecto-setup/)
 * Hi. I’m trying to set up Ecto for Mac, and have made the suggested edits for 
   accommodating WP 2.1.
 * But now I’m having trouble getting the Ecto connection to my WP Blog. I’m just
   not conversant about the settings, and I’d appreciate any advice:
 * 1. First, it doesn’t automatically recognize WordPress. (I’m told to just select“
   Other API” and the “Movable Type” from the pulldown menu. Any problems with that?
 * 2. THen it asks for an Access Point — specifically saying it wants the configuration:
   mysampledomain.com/blog/ PATH/TO/ . My webhost provider says I need to include
   mysampledomain.com/blog/wp-includes/xmlrpc.php
 * Is the “wp-includes” file likely to succeed?
 * 3)Then Ecto asks for “the username and password for your weblog.” (It tells me
   to “use the same username and password I use to access my online weblog control
   panel.”
 * My blog has a name and password. My WordPress setup has a name and password. 
   My Cpanel has a name and password. My webhost registration has a username and
   password. And a virtually every step, the instructions caution “not to use a 
   name and password used elsewhere in the setup.”
 * So can anyone tell me which particular “username and password” they’re likely
   to want?
 * 4. Next, for access to password-protected material, one clicks on a lock and 
   is asked to enter “User” and “Pass.”
 * (My administrator settings for WordPress???)
 * I’m told that the art of giving good instructions involves “remembering what 
   it was like not to know.” Where experienced users will immediately recognize 
   what’s need for each of these settings, I’m clueless. (But you already knew that!:
   =)
 * Any help would be much appreciated!

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 *  [drmike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drmike/)
 * (@drmike)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecto-setup/#post-514385)
 * 1) The Movable Type API is fine. Just don’t use the Blogger API. It doesn’t do
   categories or titles. 🙂
    2) Access point should actually be the directory where
   you installed the blog. Using your example:
 * mysampledomain.com/blog
 * There should also be a place to put in the RPC address or filename or some sort.
   That would be:
 * /xmlrpc.php
 * You may have to play with those for a bit. 🙂
 * 3) The user name and password of your wordpress blog. It’s not trying to log 
   into CPanel or elsewhere.
 * [reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/XML-RPC_Support)
 * Hope this helps,
    -drmike
 *  Thread Starter [elliotlapin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliotlapin/)
 * (@elliotlapin)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecto-setup/#post-514453)
 * The fog is clearing, drmike, thanks to your good counsel. Much appreciated!
 * ElliotLapin

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