[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15719: Connection Information dialog does not explain root problem

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#15719: Connection Information dialog does not explain root problem
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 Reporter:  novasource               |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Filesystem API           |     Version:  3.0.2
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-codex needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Changes (by DH-Shredder):

 * keywords:  needs-codex => needs-codex needs-patch
 * focuses:   => ui, administration
 * component:  Text Changes => Filesystem API


Comment:

 HI novasource!

 Apologies that it took this long for the ticket to get a reply.
 I like the idea of showing information about this particular problem,
 since I've seen this be a point of confusion before.

 Part of the reason this likely hasn't been done yet is that there are more
 potential reasons you might be presented with the request for files over
 FTP, so this is probably not a straight text change. These include write
 permissions, ownership, general lack of finding directories, manual
 setting of connect type, and others. In `wp-admin/includes/file.php`, the
 form is showing for you because FTP has been selected as the "best" option
 for writing files to disk -- which in itself is not a bug, but rather a
 feature.

 All this said, I'm certainly in support of making it easier for site
 admins to figure out why they can't use the 'direct' filesystem method,
 though.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15719#comment:4>
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