Title: php_uname()
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# php_uname()

 *  Resolved [carmitma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carmitma/)
 * (@carmitma)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php_uname/)
 * My host provider company does not allow the use of php_uname() function from 
   security reasons.
    Is it absolutely necessary to the functionally of the plugin
   or only to it’s installation? I’m asking b/c I get the error: Warning: php_uname()
   has been disabled for security reasons in /home/webchicc/public_html/charlie-
   banana.co.il/wp-content/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/ewww-image-optimizer.php
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * (@nosilver4u)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php_uname/#post-4598403)
 * It is used for installation. I’ll do some checking and let you know if there 
   is a way to bypass it.
 *  Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * (@nosilver4u)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php_uname/#post-4598611)
 * The option to “use system paths” disables the php_uname checks, but it also disables
   the ability to use the bundled binaries. You would have to ask your host provider
   to install the optimizers you needed (jpegtran, optipng, and gifsicle). OR you
   could sign-up for the EWWW IO Cloud service.

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 * Last reply from: [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php_uname/#post-4598611)
 * Status: resolved