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1. stgoos
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   When you are trying to auto update plugins via the build-in updater you might get error messages like:

   Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction
   in effect. File(/var/tmp//1220989448) is not within the allowed
   path(s): (/home/usr123/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in /usr/home/usr123
   /../wp-includes/functions.php on line 1960
   
   Warning: touch() [function.touch]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
   File(/var/tmp/1220989448) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home
   /usr123/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in /usr/home/usr123/../wp-admin
   /includes/file.php on line 122
   
   Warning: fileowner() [function.fileowner]: open_basedir restriction
   in effect. File(/var/tmp/1220989448) is not within the allowed
   path(s): (/home/usr123/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in /usr/home/usr123
   /../wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 487
   
   Warning: unlink() [function.unlink]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
   File(/var/tmp/1220989448) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home
   /usr123/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/) in /usr/home/usr123/../wp-admin
   /includes/file.php on line 489

   Today, I got it fix by adding a single line to the wp-config.php file :)

   Just have a look at the following section: allowed path(s): (/home/usr123/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/)

   In it, there is /tmp which is obviously way different then the via the get_temp_dir function (/wp-admin/includes/file.php:97) collected /var/tmp !!

   So in order to fix this just add the following string to the wp-config.php:

   define('WP_TEMP_DIR','/tmp');

   The solution couldn't be easier found than by looking at the get_temp_dir function itself and a quick search through the whole WP source code :P

   function get_temp_dir() {
     if ( defined('WP_TEMP_DIR') )
       return trailingslashit(WP_TEMP_DIR);

2. Cubells
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Hi stgoos:

   I have a similar message: File(/) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/marina/:/tmp/)

   and your instructions do not work...

   Can you help me?

   is it a problem of my webhosting? Is it a problem of the wordpress??

   Thanks a lot!

3. Cubells
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   I've got it.

   I had an incorrect directory.

4. lausianne
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Hi Cubells,

   would you mind posting what exactly was wrong with your directory. The fix doesn't work for me either.

   Thanks!

5. lausianne
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   I found a solution for me in another forum message by marX. The line that I needed to add to wp-config.php was

   define('WP_TEMP_DIR', ini_get('upload_tmp_dir'));

   (found here: http://forum.wordpress-deutschland.org/installation/44413-automatische-updates-fehler.html#post214689)

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