Title: Problems with PHP Safe Mode
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problems with PHP Safe Mode

 *  [Red](https://wordpress.org/support/users/red/)
 * (@red)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/)
 * If you try to install WordPress on a shared host with virtual servers for each
   user, you will possibly run in a big problem. Every time you try to access you
   Blog page, the browser will start a file download of the php file instead of 
   display the page.
    You have to disable the safe mode first and everything works
   fine 😉 (BTW: My server is running Apache 2.0.49, PHP 4.3.4 and MySQL 4.0.18 
   with PHP as Apache module…)
 * To the WordPress developers:
    Hey guys, you should make it very clear, that your
   software is not able to run with activated PHP safe mode!

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134283)
 * WP has not had an issue with Safe Mode before, and in fact the FAQ clearly states–
   from previous queries on this issue – that Safe Mode has no impact on WP.
 * I would suggest that this is due more to the configuration that your host has
   implemented.
 *  Thread Starter [Red](https://wordpress.org/support/users/red/)
 * (@red)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134284)
 * First:
    I found no clear statement about safe mode on this page! BTW, where is
   the FAQ where you found this ? In Docs/FAQ they say nothing about safe mode… 
   Second: The only thing I changed was disabling the safe mode – and it works. 
   Strange!
 *  [dissurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dissurion/)
 * (@dissurion)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134285)
 * I run php in safe mode, and never had a problem.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134287)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Answers-Installation#Safe_Mode](http://codex.wordpress.org/Answers-Installation#Safe_Mode)
 *  Thread Starter [Red](https://wordpress.org/support/users/red/)
 * (@red)
 * [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134289)
 * Thx podz – for the link.
    Maybe it was a special problem with my server. The 
   box is hosting many virtual hosts and confixx as admin tool. This is causing 
   a confusing configuration with many *.conf files – all included in others… terrible;-(
   Anyway, now it works.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Red](https://wordpress.org/support/users/red/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-with-php-safe-mode/#post-134289)
 * Status: not resolved

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