Safe Mode affecting require()

[Jessica]

I've never had this problem before since I've never had to use a host with safe_mode. I can't find anything on the net about safe_mode affecting the require or include functions:

 

index.php

<?php
require_once('cal_base.php');
?>

 

cal_base.php

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

$library = array('O', 'Admin', 'DB', 'Lib', 'Calendar', 'Event', 'HTML_Safe', 'SmartForm/SmartForm');
foreach($library AS $lib){
require_once('/lib/'.$lib.'.class.php');
}
?>

I have tried all sorts of things for lib, every path I can think of, I have tried setting the include path: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.set-include-path.php

I have also tried require, include and include_once

 

I don't have access to php.ini at the system level.

 

Errors:

Warning: main(): SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 523 is not allowed to access ./lib/O.class.php owned by uid 2296 in /home/www/amapolaranch/redesign/cal_base.php on line 23

 

Warning: main(lib/O.class.php): failed to open stream: Success in /home/www/amapolaranch/redesign/cal_base.php on line 23

 

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'lib/O.class.php' (include_path='.:../:./') in /home/www/amapolaranch/redesign/cal_base.php on line 23

[darkfreaks]

according to what i read  include,require, require_once,include_once will produce that error in safe mode. best thing to do is find a new host i hate to be blunt but you would need access to php.ini to turn it off.

[Bauer418]

Quote from PHP.net

When safe_mode is on, PHP checks to see if the owner of the current script matches the owner of the file to be operated on by a file function or its directory.

Unfortunate.  Is there a file manager available in your control panel where you can chown the file?

[darkfreaks]

all those functions are limited in safe mode including Require,Include,include_once,require_once,include_path,set_include_path

[jazz]

All the functions that use the wrappers to access files are effectively restricted under safe mode. So, it would be normal for require to be restricted by it.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

If the file was FTP'ed or uploaded through the control panel to the server, it is likely "owned" by the user account of the FTP server/control panel.

 

Doing what Bauer418 suggested of changing the owner to be that of the web server/hosting account will allow php to access the file with safe mode on.

[Jessica]

Thanks, I wish it explained more clearly the affected functions in the php docs. Or maybe I'm actually turning blonde.

 

Couldn't I chown the file using php? Or is that going to be affected as well?

I will check out the site again when I get back to my computer.

 

Unfortunately changing hosts is not an option, as I was contracted by a designer for their client, I don't think he'd want to change the host.

[Jessica]

Also, why does it not have a problem require()ing the first file? Only the ones in lib? Maybe I should move them from the lib folder to the www folder. I'll try that.

[Bauer418]

Because you are not the owner of the lib files.  Did you create them/upload them?

[Jessica]

Yes. It worked when I moved them to the root dir.

[darkfreaks]

cool now i know how to escape this problem if i ever have a host who uses it

[Bauer418]

cool now i know how to escape this problem if i ever have a host who uses it

PHP6 eliminates safe mode, so when it becomes mainstream you'll never have a problem with it.

 

jesi: check the permissions on the lib directory itself, not on the files inside it.

[Jessica]

The permissions or the owner? I can only check the permissions via FTP, I don't have any other access.

[Bauer418]

I meant owner .  Sorry.

[Jessica]

I created and uploaded the folder and files via FTP, but then I reuploaded them into the root folder.

It's working now.

The host claims they turned it off, but it still gives the error if I try to require a file in a lower folder.

They also promised they upgraded to 5 and the phpinfo() is 4.4 so they're ****

[DarkerAngel]

If they are running php4 and php5 dual you might be able to configure it in a .htaccess file if your host permits you to execute .htaccess files (Apache of course)

 

.htacces line:

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

[Jessica]

I tried that and then whenever you tried to go to the site it asked you to download the file. I have used a host who runs both before :/