Title: Warnings in Plugin Management Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Warnings in Plugin Management * [buzz1680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzz1680/) * (@buzz1680) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/) * Hi all, * I’m having trouble with my Plugin Management. I have installed a couple of plugins into the wp-content/plugins/ folder, however when I go to the Plugin Management section, I get a whole list of warnings, followed by the following note: “couldn’t open plugins directory or there are no plugins available.” * The warnings are: * Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 932 * Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin- functions.php on line 932 * Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 932 * Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin- functions.php on line 932 * Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 932 * Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin- functions.php on line 932 * Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 932 * Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin- functions.php on line 932 * Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin-functions.php on line 932 * Warning: implode(): Bad arguments. in d:\hosting\buzz1680\blog\wp-admin\admin- functions.php on line 932 * I don’t understand this, as I really haven’t changed anything since installation. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem? * Thanks! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174427) * “Warning: file, mail, opendir, readdir, closedir() has been disabled for security reasons “ * Hosting decisions – email them and ask them why they are restricting in this way ? * Thread Starter [buzz1680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzz1680/) * (@buzz1680) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174429) * OK, will do. Thanks for that. * [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/) * (@cypher) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174437) * Wow, very restrictive host. Won’t even allow “mail”?? The others can be potentially abused by bad programs. * Regards * [davidchait](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidchait/) * (@davidchait) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174440) * file is really the same as get_file_contents or an fopen/fread/fclose set. mail is just nuts, but I use a third-party library at this point, and WP should too, that uses socket code. the dir functions are used by WP in order to auto-generate lists of things in a folder (like plugins!), and I guess could be abused, but geez. * Seems like a host to move away from, if they need to be that restrictive in order to prevent hacks. * Sounds like maybe the Codex should have a Security section, that describes why certain php/apache features SHOULD be disabled, and arguments against why others shouldn’t… * -d * [ColdForged](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coldforged/) * (@coldforged) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174447) * Krikey, that _is_ limited. Next thing you know we’ll see: * `Warning: echo, print has been disabled for security reasons.` * Thread Starter [buzz1680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzz1680/) * (@buzz1680) * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174847) * I know…it’s very frustrating! I’m using Go Daddy, which is a widely used host, so I don’t know what’s wrong, and furthermore when I sent an email to support, they said that they can’t help without sending it to one of their “experts”, and this ‘may’ incur a fee! Arrrggghhh!! * Is there anything you guys can suggest? What questions should I ask them specifically, as I am an absolute newbie to the weblog scene, and my knowledge of php is zero. Perhaps they misunderstood my problem as I explained it to them…hmmm, though they should be experts, heh? * Thanks! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Warnings in Plugin Management’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [buzz1680](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzz1680/) * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warnings-in-plugin-management/#post-174847) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics