Title: Open_basedir Error
Last modified: March 16, 2022

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# Open_basedir Error

 *  Resolved [bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/)
 * (@bobjgarrett)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/open_basedir-error-5/)
 * I am getting this error which I suspect is not actually due to this particular
   plugin but a wider issue but it does appear most often for FormMaker.
    file_exists():
   open_basedir restriction in effect. File(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\xxxx\httpdocs/wp-content/
   plugins/https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/form-maker/#new-post) is not within
   the allowed path(s): (C:/Inetpub/vhosts/xxxx\;C:\Windows\Temp\;"C:\Inetpub\vhosts\
   xxxx\httpdocs") in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\xxxx\httpdocs\wp-admin\menu-header.php on
   line 256
 * Can you provide any clue as to what in the plugin is making a call to menu-header
   line 256 so I might see what is causing it?

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 *  Plugin Support [Mane Grigoryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manegr/)
 * (@manegr)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/open_basedir-error-5/#post-15469910)
 * Hi dear [@bobjgarrett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobjgarrett/) ,
    Thanks
   for your inquiry.
 * There is a menu item with support forum link. Please, hover over “Ask a question”
   and you will see it at the end of the page.
    [https://nimb.ws/EJYnRx](https://nimb.ws/EJYnRx)
 * Feel free to contact back in case you need more assistance.
 * Best Regards,
    Mane

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