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# Ticki

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[EWWW Image Optimizer] requires exec()](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [Ticki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ticki/)
 * (@ticki)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/#post-5879888)
 * The FAQ warns me about running the whole website on PHP-CGI “because for more
   complex operations the processes could be terminated.” Whatever that means.
 * I tried it anyway and it seemed to work. Do you have any idea what they’re talking
   about with that warning?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[EWWW Image Optimizer] requires exec()](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [Ticki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ticki/)
 * (@ticki)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/#post-5879881)
 * So I just tried adding a .htaccess file to /website/wp-content/ewww or to website/
   wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer and it seems like it did absolutely nothing.
 * I still get the message that exec() is required.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[EWWW Image Optimizer] requires exec()](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [Ticki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ticki/)
 * (@ticki)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/requires-exec-1/#post-5879863)
 * They just said that I should rewrite the permissions and go with the .htaccess
   method. =/

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