Title: PHP Error – realpath(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# PHP Error – realpath(): open_basedir restriction in effect.

 *  [vtroia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtroia/)
 * (@vtroia)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-realpath-open_basedir-restriction-in-effect/)
 * Anyone having this issue?
 * PHP Warning: realpath(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
 * File(/var/www/vhosts) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/vhosts/domain.
   com/:/tmp/) in /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-
   cache/inc/define.php on line 749
 * Is this a bug? Where is realpath() defined?
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 * Last reply from: [vtroia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtroia/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-realpath-open_basedir-restriction-in-effect/)
 * Status: not resolved