Title: Problems installing plugins on local WordPress installation
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Problems installing plugins on local WordPress installation

 *  Resolved [feelkarma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/feelkarma/)
 * (@feelkarma)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/)
 * Hi,
    I have installed WordPress locally in Ubuntu 13.04 following these instructions
   [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WordPress](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WordPress).
   I am now trying to install a plugin (wordpress-importer but that’s no the point).
   I have tried direct installation or via upload, everytime I end up on the page
   asking me for the ftp server details. I have figured out so far that this is 
   a permission issue, however I have tried everything I came across on the forums
   without success, i.e.:
 *     ```
       sudo chown -R www-data wp-content
       sudo chmod -R 755 wp-content
       ```
   
 * I have also added the following line to wp-config.php:
 * `define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');`
 * I have tried copying and pasting the plugin folder in the plugin directory but
   it still doesn’t appear in the list of available plugins.
 * I feel that I’ve run out of options…
 * Thanks!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853134)
 * Why not just download the plugin, unpack it it and drop its folder into wp-content/
   plugins?
 *  Thread Starter [feelkarma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/feelkarma/)
 * (@feelkarma)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853135)
 * Hi Esmi,
    I have tried that, it doesn’t appear in the list of plugins.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853151)
 * Then there is a deeper issue with your install. Simply dropping the plugin’s 
   folder inside wp-content/plugins should work.
 *  Thread Starter [feelkarma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/feelkarma/)
 * (@feelkarma)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853183)
 * Is your suggestion to remove and reinstall wordpress then?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853186)
 * It might be worth a try.
 *  Thread Starter [feelkarma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/feelkarma/)
 * (@feelkarma)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853230)
 * Ok got it, I had to creat a sym link:
 * `sudo ln -s /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-importer /var/lib/
   wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-importer`
 * Thanks!
 *  [girishsan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/girishsan/)
 * (@girishsan)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-plugins-on-local-wordpress-installation/#post-3853381)
 * Thanks a bunch !!

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