open_basedir restriction in effect

[rajiv]

hi friends,

As i login as journal manager, while click generic pulgins under system plugins, i getting following error :

ojs2 has produced an error
Message: WARNING: file_exists() [<a href='function.file-exists'>function.file-exists</a>]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/variables.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (C:\Inetpub)
In file: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ojs\plugins\generic\openAds\OpenAdsConnection.inc.php
At line: 43
Stacktrace:
Server info:
OS: WINNT
PHP Version: 5.2.17
Apache Version: N/A
DB Driver: mysql
DB server version: 5.0.27-community-nt

please help me....

Regards
Rajiv

[asmecher]

Hi Rajiv,

See e.g. http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7048#p7048.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[rajiv]

hi alec,

Thanks for your help on this. I saw the link what you were given. but i am unable to understand & also following .htaccess example link also not working
http://www.cs.dal.ca/studentservices/fa ... cess.shtml.
so please give some more solution on this error [open_basedir restriction in effect]


Regards
Rajiv

[asmecher]

Hi Rajiv,

This is an issue with your PHP configuration, and the details of modifying that will depend on your server's particulars. (Some hosts allow .htaccess overrides to PHP configuration, some do not.) Alternately, if you move your OJS files path within the existing open_basedir list (C:\Inetpub), that should solve the problem -- but make sure you're not accidentally exposing that directory via the web.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[rajiv]

hi Alec,

Thanks for your response & suggestion. My OJS files are already there under " C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ " path, but its getting same error. And
also if set none value to "open_basedirectory " in php configuration file, then its working. is it correct way of what i done ?


Regards
Rajiv

[asmecher]

Hi Rajiv,

It sounds like you have disabled the open_basedir restriction, which is one way of resolving the problem. Note that most hosts don't use open_basedir restrictions.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[rajiv]

hi alec,
thank you for all the help.



Regards
Rajiv