[PLUG] Problems running WordPress on http://localhost/ - was {Re: Network server and client simultaneously ...}

[Robert Citek]

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 6:50 AM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
> To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web
> server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not
> remember your credentials, you should contact your web host.
> Hostname
> FTP Username
> FTP Password
>
> I enter "localhost/" for Hostname.
> I have 2 combinations of Username and Password that I use for my local
> experiments. I've tried both. The error message is always:
>    "Failed to connect to FTP Server localhost/:21"

Based on that error message, you may want to try "localhost" without
the trailing slash. - Robert