[axxs-sysadmin] openbase_dir php error

[Cameron Gregg]

Cameron Gregg wrote:

I overcame this by putting drupal back in the httpdocs dir. Means using 
a shared drupal codebase will present the same issues. but having a 
seperate install for each site isn't all bad.

Cam


> ok, this gets a bit spaghetti like, but bear with me.
> 
> when setting up drupal you have to define an uploads directory.
> 
> The directory I set is
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/uploads
> 
> which is symlinked from
> 
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/drupal/drupal-4.6.6/files/arafura
> 
> FYI:
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/httpdocs
> is symlinked to
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/drupal/drupal-4.6.6
> 
> this all makes it easier to migrate from one drupal version to another.
> 
> anyway, i get the following warning when in the drupal settings page.
> 
> warning: mkdir(): open_basedir restriction in effect. 
> File(files/arafura) is not within the allowed path(s): 
> (/home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/httpdocs:/tmp) in 
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/drupal/drupal-4.6.6/includes/file.inc 
> on line 86.
> 
> 
> I tried altering open_basedir path in the vhost.conf like so:
> 
> php_value open_basedir 
> /home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/httpdocs:/tmp:/home/httpd/vhosts/axxs.org/subdomains/arafura/uploads
> 
> but it hasnt taken effect, as shown in the error message. I did the 
> following command after making changes to vhost.conf
> 
> /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/websrvmng -a -v
> 
> 
> are these values non-overridable in the php setup?
> 
> have i just made a typo fuckup?
> 
> any ideas???
> 
> thanks
> 
> Cam
>