ERROR: There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings

While updating the WordPress plugin using FTP client I was getting the error as -
'ERROR: There was an error connecting to the server, Please verify the settings are correct'.

Solution -

1. Enable the debug mode for your WordPress site -
    You can enable it from wp-config.php file. You can update the below value -
    define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );

2. Check the permission for plugin directory -
    Please make sure you have read and write permission (777) for plugin directory.

3. FTP Setup -
    Make sure the you've below setup in your wp-config.php file for FTP -

   define( 'FS_METHOD', 'ftpext' );
   define( 'FTP_BASE', '/path/to/wordpress/' );
   define( 'FTP_CONTENT_DIR', '/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/' );
   define( 'FTP_PLUGIN_DIR ', '/path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/' );
   define( 'FTP_PUBKEY', '/home/cPanel_username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' );
   define( 'FTP_PRIKEY', '/home/cPanel_username/.ssh/id_rsa' );
   define( 'FTP_USER', 'username' );
   define( 'FTP_PASS', 'password' );
   define( 'FTP_HOST', 'ftp.your_site_name' OR 'your hostname');
   define( 'FTP_SSL', false );
   Make sure you are able to connect to your account using the FTP details in wp-config.php file.

4. SSH SFTP Updater Plugin
-
  You'll need to make sure, if you've 'SSH2 SFTP Updater Plugin' enabled then in connection information,                connection type should be SSH2.

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