Thread: Wordpress is_writable() Error - How to Handle it

How many of you thought about dumping Wordpress because of this error?

Code:

Warning:  is_writable() [function.is-writable]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/xxxxx:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/xxxxx/public_html/wp-admin/includes/misc.php on line 128

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/xxxxx/public_html/wp-admin/includes/misc.php:128) in /home/xxxxx/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 865
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 Version 2.8

Wordpress 2.8 insists in this, something that wasn't happening since version 2.6 or so.

How do you handle it?

It's quite easy, all you need to do is to edit your wp-config.php file and remove those 2 extra blank lines at the end, save and re-upload your file.

It should work now.

Nice, thanks for the solution Although I never experienced this error with Fantastico..

Removing the empty spaces like you said should remove the second warning.

However the first one is usually caused by server security settings not allowing users to include php files from other users directories.

Originally Posted by Aquarezz

Nice, thanks for the solution Although I never experienced this error with Fantastico..

It DOES happen with Fantastico (that's my case).

Originally Posted by Sundance

Removing the empty spaces like you said should remove the second warning.

However the first one is usually caused by server security settings not allowing users to include php files from other users directories.

It solves BOTH problems, just tried with 5 new sites.