safe mode

[Byohki]

My host got a safe mode turned on and their not willing to turn it off, but they did said that I was able to get around it, does someone maybe know how to do that?
I was able to install the forum without any problems.. But now I'm not able to install skins and mods.. I know how to install skins without the ACP but not mods..

I keep getting this message:

Code Select Expand

2: fopen(): SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 1119 is not allowed to access /opt/guide/www.dignion.nl/HTML6/Forum/Packages/temp owned by uid 99
File: /opt/guide/www.dignion.nl/HTML6/Forum/Sources/Subs-Package.php
Line: 1476

Sorry btw if this is the wrong section.. 

[[Unknown]]

The package manager will not work with hosts who use safe mode but not PHP suExec.

-[Unknown]

[Byohki]

Ah ok, then I need to discuss it with the host..

[rustynails]

If you're under an Apache environment that has this option enabled, but you're on shared hosting so have no access to php.ini, you can unset this value for your own site by placing the following in an .htaccess file in the root:

php_flag register_globals 0

The ini_set() function actually accomplishes nothing here, since the variables will have already been created by the time the script processes the ini file change.

And since this is the security chapter, just as a side note, another thing that's helpful to put into your .htaccess is:

<Files ".ht*">
deny from all
</Files>

That way no one can load .htaccess in their browser and have a peek at its contents.

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.register-globals
The link has an  example written.

   //   .htaccess generator. Don't miss that the ( . ) needs to be there on the front
http://www.htmlbasix.com/ 

[JustJa]

I have the same situation, my host will not turnoff the safe mode
So, do you mean all I have to do is put on the root  a  .htaccess file with just this written inside?

php_flag register_globals 0

Just like that? nothing more?

[Oldiesmann]

The proper string is php_flag register_globals off, but turning off Register Globals won't make the package manager work and won't change the safe mode setting (which can only be modified by your host by directly editing php.ini).

Tell your host to use open_basedir instead of Safe Mode. It provides the same security that safe mode does (preventing users from accessing other users' files and directories) without the annoying issues caused by not using phpSuExec (which makes PHP run as each individual user instead of as "nobody" (the default Apache user)).

[[Unknown]]

SMF 1.1 should be fine with safe_mode, although I still would suggest using it only if you are using suExec as well.

-[Unknown]

[JustJa]

Thanks Oldiesman, i´ll try 

I still would suggest using it only if you are using suExec as well.
-[Unknown]

I have to ask the guys if they are using this... (hope they do!)
The only problem with 1.1 is the languages that are not ready yet if not I would be already using it

[JayBachatero]

Which language Portuguese i believe right?  It's there zip | tar.gz | tar.bz2

[Oldiesmann]

They're all there. They're at the bottom of the listing (below the ones for 1.0.x and (in your case) 1.1 Beta 4).

[JustJa]

Which language Portuguese i believe right?  It's there zip | tar.gz | tar.bz2

Thanks
It is almost the same, but still not.. It is brazilian portuguese...
But I think it kan do for a while..

[Oldiesmann]

I didn't know that the Brazilian version of Portuguese was all that different than the Portuguese version.

[JayBachatero]

I didn't know that the Brazilian version of Portuguese was all that different than the Portuguese version.

Same here.  I guess a different dialect same as spanish in some places same words mean different things.

[JustJa]

Well it is possible to understand yes, but sometimes it looks just very strange...
difficult to explain