Title: FIX ERROR – " Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists] "
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# FIX ERROR – " Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists] "

 *  [dudeankit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dudeankit/)
 * (@dudeankit)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-error-warning-file_exists-functionfile-exists/)
 * I have buddypress installed on my site. I have activate SALUTATION Buddypress
   theme… when I go to members page I get this error.. how do i fix it ? please 
   help me with complete steps as Im newbie! thanks
 * > Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in 
   > effect. File(/usr/local/apache/htdocs/wp-content/themes/salutation/assets/images/
   > icons/avatar-1.png) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/:/usr/lib/php:/
   > tmp) in /home/a1027375/public_html/wp-content/themes/salutation/framework/utilities/
   > media-functions.php on line 48
 * _[ Please do not bump, it’s [not permitted here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#No_Bumping).]_

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 *  [fjoesne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fjoesne/)
 * (@fjoesne)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-error-warning-file_exists-functionfile-exists/#post-2908741)
 * did you ever find a solution to this? i have the same problem, but during the
   install of wordpress. something tells me that this has something to do with safe
   mode. But again i am not able to turn it off due to the restrictions set by my
   provider. i have another site working within the same limitations.. but i have
   no idea what is different between them.

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