Title: [Plugin: Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator] EXEC function is disabled in PHP settings.
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator] EXEC function is disabled in PHP settings.

 *  [Ramzii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramzii/)
 * (@ramzii)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-video-embed-thumbnail-generator-exec-function-is-disabled-in-php-settings/)
 * Is there any way to enable it?
 * > EXEC function is disabled in PHP settings. Embed codes will work, but video
   > thumbnail generation and Mobile/HTML5 encoding will not. Contact your System
   > Administrator to find out if you can enable EXEC
 * If so.. how (: Great plugin, thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/video-embed-thumbnail-generator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/video-embed-thumbnail-generator/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Kyle Gilman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylegilman/)
 * (@kylegilman)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-video-embed-thumbnail-generator-exec-function-is-disabled-in-php-settings/#post-2666633)
 * It’s unlikely that you have FFMPEG installed if `exec` is disabled. But if that
   is the case, then you have to remove “exec” from your `disable_functions` string
   in php.ini. That’s assuming you have access to php.ini.

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 * Last reply from: [Kyle Gilman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylegilman/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-video-embed-thumbnail-generator-exec-function-is-disabled-in-php-settings/#post-2666633)
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