Title: [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] php safe-mode on?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] php safe-mode on?

 *  Resolved [givesuccess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/givesuccess/)
 * (@givesuccess)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/)
 * I tried this plugin to bu my site and ogt this php error:
    BackUpWordPress has
   detected a problem. PHP is running in Safe Mode. Please contact your host and
   ask them to disable Safe Mode. I put the phpinfo.php file in root and it show
   safe-mode as off! I run my own vps so am sure it is off? Any help/ideas?? It 
   is for a client who want to be able to back up community site daily.
 * site:
    [http://beckswoods.com/phpinfo.php](http://beckswoods.com/phpinfo.php)
 * Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  [kieransharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieransharp/)
 * (@kieransharp)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712154)
 * Did you find out how to resolve the issue? I’ve got the same problem. CPanel 
   | PHP Configuration assures me that safe mode is not on, but backupwordpress 
   is throwing the Safe Mode error.
 * Thanks,
    Kieran
 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712156)
 * The code in the plugin which checks whether safe_mode is active or not is very
   simple.
 * Could you add a file with the following code to your server and see what it outputs.
 *     ```
       <?php var_dump( ini_get( 'safe_mode' ) ); ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [givesuccess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/givesuccess/)
 * (@givesuccess)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712157)
 * I made text file xxx.php and put it in sites root the browsed to it and got:
 * `string(3) "off"`
 * is it server wide or should i check each site that i want to use this plugin 
   on?
 *  [kieransharp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieransharp/)
 * (@kieransharp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712158)
 * Thanks for getting on to it Tom. You were right, and I got
    `string(1) "1"`
 * Actually while hunting down a different error I read that you could put a php.
   ini file in wp-admin. So while I was there I thought I’d try:
    `safe_mode = Off`
 * And the problem went away 😀
 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712159)
 * Glad to hear that solved it for you kieransharp.
 * givesuccess, the setting can be per site so you’ll need to make sure you test
   the actual site your getting the BackUpWordPress safe_mode warning on.
 *  Thread Starter [givesuccess](https://wordpress.org/support/users/givesuccess/)
 * (@givesuccess)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712160)
 * Ok ty i’ll try it on each as i need it then! 🙂
 * Then i try to pu it in wp-admin as file php.ini to see if that easier way works
   for me/them!

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-php-safe-mode-on/#post-2712160)
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