Hi,

I started to get this in my error_log:-
PHP Warning: filemtime() [<a href='function.filemtime'>function.filemtime</a>]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
File(/var/www/vhosts/stmartinsherwood.org.uk/httpdocs) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/vhosts/stmartinsherwood.org.uk/httpdocs/:/tmp/)
in /var/www/vhosts/stmartinsherwood.org.uk/httpdocs/sapphire/core/ManifestBuilder.php on line 69

and the dreaded white screen of whiteness.
ISP reckons nothing changed but neither has my code or DB!

a) why in the warning am I getting "file not within the path" when it clearly is?
b) this eventually leads to a PHP error Debug class not found - which I think is caused by the basedir strangeness.
c) Any one got any clues where to start to fix - as site is well and truly down!

The code and db when copied to my own server work great with no errors/warnings in the log.
Tempted to go to a new ISP but time is against me!

Thanks very much for any wisdom!
Martin

have you added a silverstripe_cache folder in your base directory? it kinda looks like its trying to write temp / cache files to a folder it doesnt have permission to write to. just a guess..

-Chris

small typo: make it silverstripe-cache :-) And be sure to make it writable...

Hi,

Yes have silverstripe-cache and it's writable.
This site has been up for over a year, and suddenly failed out of the blue with this error.
So have started fresh and a new install gives the same errors.
So I think it's with the service provider - bu they are saying not!

Given that the exact same code and DB work on my home server and work server I think it's likely !
Asked them to turn off open_basedir temporarily to see if that gets me anywhere.
I expect it's a Plesk upgrade that's tightened something as I can pinpoint the day the warnings started in the log.

I'd love a temporary way of turning off a hosted open_basedir but no success so far.
No access to /conf folder !!!

Cheers anyway!
Martin

I'd love a temporary way of turning off a hosted open_basedir but no success so far.
Isn't this possible in vhost.conf?

yeh sure - if only I had access to that file it would be wonderful - this is a hosted plesk service so only see httpdocs and downwards

well, the error says that open_basedir restricts your access to /var/www/vhosts/stmartinsherwood.org.uk/httpdocs, but the filemtime(MANIFEST_FILE) function on or near line 69 in ManifestBuilder.php wants to access the /tmp/ directory.

It only wants to do that if it cannot find the silverstripe-cache directory, that should be located here in your httpdocs directory: /var/www/vhosts/stmartinsherwood.org.uk/httpdocs/silverstripe-cache/

Could it be that your install always used the /tmp/ directory, but your ISP just recently turned to open_basedir? Are there any (recent) files present in your httpdocs/silverstripe-cache directory?

ah

I've had issues with open_basedir using curl... but this is only in Dev mode... something triggers a warning and silverstirpe stops to show me the warning - in live mode it doesn't and just continues. I don't suppose that helps you does it - i.e. ensure the site stays in live mode...