JFTP::login: Unable to login

The men who edit and upload the sermons tell me that they are getting the following error message when they try to upload sermons through frontendupload.

JFTP::login: Unable to login
JFTP::store: Unable to use passive mode
Warning! - Failed to move file.

From what little I can gather seraching the internet, it seems as though this might have something to do with Joomla's Global Configurations.

(1) If I turn OFF "Enable FTP," would that keep Sermon Speaker's frontendupload from working?

(2) The username in the Global Configuration FTP settings don't seem to match the Sermon Speaker frontenduploader - but that doesn't matter, does it?

(3) The "FTP Root" is blank in the Global Configuration. Is something needed there?

(1) I never tested the Frontend Uploader with FTP mode enabled. My understanding is that it should work with it but I don't have a server set up to test this. The Frontend Uploader should run if you have it disabled, assuming the apacher user has the permission to write files to the specified directory.

(2) The FTP settings don't have anything to do with the Frontend Uploader settings.

(3) As said I don't fiddle with the FTP mode. So can't answer you this. I think you can test the settings with the Joomla Media Manager in the backend. If uploading works there, then the Joomla settings should be correct.

After a fresh install of Joomla! 7.1.3 I was running into this same issue. After searching Google for a solution I came upon your wonderful site. I hope you don't mind if I stick around.

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Many thanks to Joel and Thomas for solving my Joomla problem!

You're welcome to stick around