Title: exec() enabled but not activating
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# exec() enabled but not activating

 *  Resolved [Binary Web Consulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binaryweb/)
 * (@binaryweb)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exec-enabled-but-not-activating/)
 * host insists it is enabled but I am still getting this error :
 * EWWW Image Optimizer requires exec(). Your system administrator has disabled 
   this function.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Binary Web Consulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binaryweb/)
 * (@binaryweb)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exec-enabled-but-not-activating/#post-4484117)
 * my host did some work on their end to fix the problem!
 * it was an issue with our account.

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