Title: exec() / exec.php or url_fopen functions
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# exec() / exec.php or url_fopen functions

 *  [Hyoch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hyoch/)
 * (@hyoch)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exec-execphp-or-url_fopen-functions-2/)
 * Your plugin looks very popular and I want to use it on my website as well.
 * However, my hosting company disables all exec() / exec.php or url_fopen functions.
   The hosting company supports CURL as an alternative to url_fopen.
    Do you mind
   telling me if your plugin uses exec() / exec.php or url_fopen functions or CURL?
 * Thank you for support!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/)

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 *  [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * (@vasyl_m)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exec-execphp-or-url_fopen-functions-2/#post-4635541)
 * Hi **Hyoch**,
    AAM does not use exec() or any other PHP functions that trigger
   compiled programs.
 *  We are using WordPress default way to make a remove calls. So if your hosting
   does not support cURL it will try to run different mechanism.
 *  Regards,
    Vasyl

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exec-execphp-or-url_fopen-functions-2/#post-4635541)
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