PHP Errors: [function.is-writable] – Help!

  • Resolved laksy001

    (@laksy001)


    16 years ago

    Hello guys,

    I am having a problem that’s irritating me for days.

    First of all I am using the latest WordPress (2.6.3)

    The problem is that on my admin panel , either on the footer or on some boxes I see this kind of PHP Errors:

    Warning: is_writable() [function.is-writable]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(error_log) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/:/usr/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/axxxxxx/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 500

    PHP Error Message

    Warning: is_writable() [function.is-writable]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(error_log) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/:/usr/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/axxxxxx/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 500

    I ‘ve chmodded the whole wp-includes directory – including subfolders and files – to 777 but still no solution.

    The 500 line on wp-db.php is the following:

    499: $log_file = @ini_get(‘error_log’)
    500: if ( !empty($log_file) && (‘syslog’ != $log_file) && !is_writable($log_file) )
    501: $log_error = false;

    Any help is really appreciated.

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  • wpbct7

    (@wpbct7)

    Set the error_log option to some file in your home folder.
    Something like:

    @ini_set('error_log', '/home/axxxx/error_log');

    in index.php

    Thread Starter laksy001

    (@laksy001)

    Thanks my friend but the problem still exists, I guess my host has an error_log directory that cannot be accesed .

    I managed to remove those three lines and the problem has gone;

    But is that safe?

    wpbct7

    (@wpbct7)

    This code is related to database error logging, but such errors should not be raised when application works properly. Anyway, error logging will not work because error_log is outside of your home folder.

    Another option is to add error shield operator before is_writable as follows:

    if ( !empty($log_file) && ('syslog' != $log_file) && !@is_writable($log_file) )

    This also should eliminate warning.

    Thread Starter laksy001

    (@laksy001)

    Thanks my friend.

    Case Closed

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