I am working through the intermediate WordPress training videos. I am in the video "Using Real Content". I exported my live, online site. It worked fine, but I noticed the export page looked different from the one in the video. Not nearly so many options.
When I switched to the localhost version, to try to import the downloaded file, I got a screen entitled "Connection Information", asking me for hostname, FTP username, FTP password, and connection type.
Went back and reviewed the video to make sure I hadn't missed something, and I hadn't. Then I noticed that the localhost version showed there were updates for WordPress and Akismet available. I thought updating my give me a version that functioned more like the one in the video, so I tried to update WordPress, but that also took me to the same "Connection Information" screen.

I am running Mac OS 10.7.4 on a MacBook Pro.

What do I need to do to get past this screen?

Hi goliver5,

It would help if we new what version of Wordpress you are working with. Can you let us know.

Also if you can take a screen shot of the error page so we can see what you're seeing it would help a lot.

Please let us know.
Ed

I am running 3.3.1 on my localhost.

Attaching a screenshot of the page I am getting...

Hi goliver5,

Let's try and get rid of that FTP warning all together. Go to the search then search for "applications", make sure you select the plural "Appplications" and not "application" (singular). In the search it will likely say "-Macintosh HD" next to the folder and that's how you'll know it's the right one. Open up that folder then navigate to XAMPP folder >> etc folder >> double click on httpd.conf to open it >> skip the registration if it pops up >> then look for:
Change it to:
If you're not sure what your username is, it's the same as what you usually use to log in to your Mac.

Hopefully this will work for you and then you can give it another try.

Kind regards,
Nick

OK. I did that.

Then I shut down and restarted the Apache and MySQL modules of XAMPP. When I did I got the "Syntax Error" message shown in the attachment.

What now?

Hi goliver5,

Could you copy and paste the contents of that line of the file?

Kind regards,
Nick

Sorry for the slow response. I have been away from my computer for a few days.

I think these are the lines you are asking for.

User
Group staff

Hi goliver5,

No problem!

Does your name have a space in it by chance?

Kind regards,
Nick

It does.

Hi goliver5,

Try putting double quotes around the name.

Kind regards,
Nick

By double quotes, you mean the following, right?

"First Last"

Hi goliver5,

Yes, that's correct.

Kind regards,
Nick