Question
Themes are not installing at WordPress using Localhost not web server
- Posted on March 10, 2020
- WordPress
Asked by Muhammad Nabeel
Hi, how to install themes at wordpress using localhost pc not web server, when I try to install themes it shows me error message that " Installation failed: Could not create directory".
I am using Xampp at local pc , how to fix this problem Thank you
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chown: changing ownership of ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress’: Operation not permitted
and when I tried to run this command then below message shown at all folder and directory
chmod: changing permissions of ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php’: Operation not permitted
thank you for you reply, but I am sorry to say I am still unable to install themes even I tried commands which you instruct, I am using Xampp at local pc and xampp is install at opt/lampp/htdocs/wordpress, so you would you please tell me exact command to make correction for permission
Thank you