Problem installing in local "The translation server is offline" I'm trying to install Drupal 8 on my laptop (localhost on a WAMP server), and I always get the following error in the first steps:


  Requirements problem
  
  The translation server is offline.
  
  The installer requires to contact the translation server to download a
  translation file. Check your internet connection and verify that your
  website can reach the translation server at http://ftp.drupal.org. Check the
  messages and try again.


That step is mandatory, and I can't continue the installation process. Opening http://ftp.drupal.org, I can see the website with no problem.

I've disabled anti-virus and firewall, and I have tried the process from different locations (different Internet access) on the same computer, with the same result. I'm using EasyPHP WAMP on Windows 8.1, with versions that meet the requirements of PHP, MySQL.

What can be blocking the access to the translation server? Is there any way to omit this step?
I think you didn't select English in the first step, and probably your Internet connection is behind a proxy and I guess Drupal doesn't support it.

You can select English and continue or:


Go to Translation server and download the specific language, the Spanish for example



  





  



Copy the download file in sites/default/files/translations
Continue with installation