Topic awaiting preservation: setting up PHP safe mode??

Ok, my buddy who's hosting me is using the plask.com server package. We both get the same error when trying to upload or write data.

Warning: open_basedir restriction in effect. File is in wrong directory in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/citystylecreations.com/httpdocs/forms/writedata.php

He gets same error also from one level up. He went into the servers root /tmp file and all the stuff we've tried uploading is there. How does he go about reconfiguring to give permission to pass the data from the tmp folder?

~Peace~
Gary
My PHP/MySQL Test Page

You have to set the open_basedir directory in your PHP.ini file to point to a point in the directory path probably here /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts

That will allow all your vhosts to access their own files.

Check this out for more info on safe mode.

I don't know how this works with plesk or whether it can be controlled directly through it. You may want to ask Pugz since he uses the Plesk solution.



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It can't be controlled through Plesk from the users' side. It has to be done in the php.ini file by someone with root access.

Yes, my friend is the administrator at the root. He set the deffinitions but we're still getting the open base directory error.
He's coming to me for help and I haven't a damn clue!~LOL

~Peace~
Gary
My PHP/MySQL Test Page

Well, I'm assuming you mean the change was made in php.ini. Once that's done, he needs to stop and restart the apache server for the settings to kick in.

Yep, right file, right info, & restarted server. Still no go. I'm new to back end stuff and I'm quite anxious to start writing some files!~LOL

~Peace~
Gary
My PHP/MySQL Test Page

Make sure PHP is NOT in Safe Mode still. Try phpinfo