How do I disable PHP safe mode on my 123 Reg server running Plesk?
This article will explain how you can disable PHP safe mode on a 123 Reg server running Plesk.
To disable the PHP Safe mode globally (i.e server wide), please edit the following files:
Please Note: Changing the below files is not recommended and should be done so at own risk.
- /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
- /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini
- /etc/php5/cli/php.ini
You will need to alter the following directives within the files to: Safe mode = Off
Alternatively, should you wish to disable this on a per-site basis, please follow the steps below.
Please note: this article was originally created for our previous generation of Virtual Private Servers. As such, these instructions may not be relevant to our current generation of Virtual Private Servers.
Login to your Parallels Plesk Panel.
Click on the Subscriptions link on the left panel.
Click on the Open in Control Panel link for the relevant domain name.
Click on the Website & Domains tab.
Click on the Domain name link for the relevant domain name.
Click on the PHP Settings tab.
Under the Common Settings section select OFF from the drop down box next to safe_mode.
Click on the OK button.
To learn more about PHP safe mode, refer to http://php.net/features.safe-mode.