Title: iswritable error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# iswritable error

 *  Resolved [bennettaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bennettaj/)
 * (@bennettaj)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iswritable-error/)
 * I just moved servers and continue to see errors like this:
 * Warning: is_writable() [function.is-writable]: open_basedir restriction in effect.
   File(error_log) is not within the allowed path(s)
 * Is that a permissions error?

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 *  [haochi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haochi/)
 * (@haochi)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iswritable-error/#post-800598)
 * Yes.
    [http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/kb/dynamic/open_basedir_re.html](http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/kb/dynamic/open_basedir_re.html)
   Yes, it’s on Six Apart’s site, but it answers the question.
 *  Thread Starter [bennettaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bennettaj/)
 * (@bennettaj)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iswritable-error/#post-800610)
 * Thank you. How do I change this setting?

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 * Last reply from: [bennettaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bennettaj/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/iswritable-error/#post-800610)
 * Status: resolved

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