A while ago, I explained how you can fix a problem with installing Joomla! parts by changing your tmp and logs path in the configuration file. Yesterday, I was confronted with another installation error:
jfolder:: create path not in open_basedir paths
This error is triggered when open_basedir is configured on your server. If you’re running your own server, you might want to do some research on this topic. If, however, you’re hosting your Joomla sites on a shared environment where you can’t change these settings, you could try the following.
Make sure that your paths for the log and tmp folder are correct. When open_basedir is configured, you might have to change these paths. Try using the absolute path to where your website is hosted; this should resolve the issue.
For an example, read the article I just linked to. If you don’t know the absolute path, ask your hosting provider. They’ll probably be able to help you – although there are exceptions like our hosting company, which still hasn’t found the absolute path.
I used an “alternative” solution to find the path: by installing a Joomla website, and making conclusions based on the tmp / logs path that were written to the configuration.php file of that new website. I wouldn’t really recommend this solution, though. Building a site to fix another? Not the ideal solution.
I hope this article saves you some time, and your sanity. I lost mine yesterday, although temporarely.
I dint get a thing you said but i really want to..
i get the same error too..is there anything i can do? i really am losing my sanity here.. I cant get a new website, got to adjust with the one i have now..n em not running my own server..
Thanks
🙁
Hi Jen,
Maybe we can help. If you’re comfortable with sending us the following information, we can take a look:
– User account, preferably Super Administrator.
– FTP access to your website.
You can find my e-mail address under contact. You’ve got my word that I won’t try to do anything fancy with your website – you can ask anyone we’ve helped in the past.
Looking forward to see what you think of this.
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No problem. Nice site by the way!
hope it’s help :
Goto this file: /libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php and edit it .
Find the following line
$obd = ini_get(‘open_basedir’);
And then comment it out like this
//$obd = ini_get(‘open_basedir’);
@adri: Thanks you so… so much. My problem has gone away.
I got this Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /var/www/w/we/wenzane.co.za/libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php on line 138
please someone help i have a presentation tomorrow
thank you very much. I’m a Vietnameses!
Thanks
Tried all these, nne of which worked for me. Anybody got any ideas ? This is a new problem for me, so I suspect it’s something my host has done on their servers.
You are running “http://joomla-and-more.com” on wordpress platform… super…. bro..!
🙂
thanks sir, from vietnam
No problem 🙂