How can I access localhost using XAMPP with Filezilla on Mac OS X?

I installed successfully XAMPP on Mac OS X EL Capitan Version 10.11.1. Apache Server, ProFTPD and MySQL Database are running.

I followed XAMPP's How-to-guide to transfer files via the proFTPD server / configure FTP access, so I can also use a FTP client like Filezilla to access the htdocs/ subdirectory of the XAMPP installation directory.

As I'm the only user, I didn't create a group. I did however chown and chmod the directory so it is writeable and I'm the owner.

Host address: 127.0.0.1

Port 21

useame = My Macbook account useame (= the one shown to me when I use whoami using Terminal)

password = My Macbook account password

No typo. Everything appears to be correct. But I'm not able to connect.

Status: Connecting to 127.0.0.1:21...

Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...

Response: 220 ProFTPD 1.3.4c Server (ProFTPD) [::ffff:127.0.0.1]

Command: USER ******

Response: 331 Password required for ******

Command: PASS **********

Response: 530 Login incorrect.

Error: Critical error: Could not connect to server

Of course, I googled for a solution but I didn't find one that fits. Is there something on Mac OS X EL Capitan that prevents access?

Thanks for your help!

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