Title: second install wp
Last modified: January 21, 2018

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# second install wp

 *  [asghar765](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asghar765/)
 * (@asghar765)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/)
 * hi i have a wordpress site running i added a second folder with new install wp
   is up and running however when i go to delete theme or install plugin import 
   csv it fails asking for ftp server credentials, i went and checked my first install
   and same is happening to that wp install
 * i followed this guide
    [https://www.tecmint.com/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-lamp/](https://www.tecmint.com/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-lamp/)

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 *  [Mateus Getulio Vieira](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mateusgetulio/)
 * (@mateusgetulio)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/#post-9887059)
 * If WordPress keeps asking you for FTP credentials see [http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Automatic_Update](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Automatic_Update)
   and [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_Upgrade_Constants)
   as well as [http://v007.me/4](http://v007.me/4) for forcing direct file system
   writes
 *  Thread Starter [asghar765](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asghar765/)
 * (@asghar765)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/#post-9887277)
 * ive had a read through this i must be missing something still same 🙁
 *  [mpegi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpegi/)
 * (@mpegi)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/#post-9889116)
 * Try to add in wp-config.php
    `define('FS_MTEHOD', 'direct');`
 *  Thread Starter [asghar765](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asghar765/)
 * (@asghar765)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/#post-9890693)
 * tried that first it stops asking for ftp but everthing as upload or and edit 
   to server fails saying can not complete error writting

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 * Last reply from: [asghar765](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asghar765/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/second-install-wp/#post-9890693)
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