Title: Error message –  Warning: is_writable()…..
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error message – Warning: is_writable()…..

 *  [Stru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stru/)
 * (@stru)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-warning-is_writable/)
 * Hi
 * I get this message on the buttom of all my pages on my site: [http://www.guldforum.dk/](http://www.guldforum.dk/)
 * Warning: is_writable() [function.is-writable]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
   File(/tmp) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/web204) in /var/www/web204/
   web/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/backwpup-functions.php on line 184
 * Does anyone know how to fix this?

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 *  Thread Starter [Stru](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stru/)
 * (@stru)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-warning-is_writable/#post-2210282)
 * You will probably not see the error message if you visit my site as I only see
   it when I am logged in as admin
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-warning-is_writable/#post-2210303)
 * There is an issue with your server configuration that is affecting the backwpup
   plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-warning-is_writable/#post-2210303)
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