WP-pluging manager suddenly not working

  • beyondelsewhere

    (@beyondelsewhere)


    21 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,

    I have done absolutely NOTHING to my database, or my files or anything. But suddenly, out of the blue, when i try to use the WP-plugin manager (1.7) I get the following error:

    Fatal Error: Remote file opening disabled on this install of PHP: this plugin cannot properly function.

    I have no idea what that means. I didn’t disable anything. I honestly have not touched anything on wordpress except to write posts for the last weeks. The last time I used this plugin it worked just fine. Any ideas? Please. 🙂

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    You must be on DreamHost, or some other host which has recently disabled auto_url_fopen. DreamHost disabled this function, which allows PHP scripts to run remote PHP scripts, for obvious security reasons. Unfortunately, it also disables a few (very few) legitimate PHP scripts, such as the WPPM. IMO, the WPPM has always been unnecessary. I you have FTP access it’s, IMO, just as easy to manually install most plugins. But, if this is a problems for you, you may want to consider switching hosts.

    Thread Starter beyondelsewhere

    (@beyondelsewhere)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    ::UPDATE::

    my host has finally informed me that YES they did disable auto_url_fopen and they suggested I use libcurl and gave me this link:
    http://www.radwin.org/michael/blog/2003/07/php_libcurl_example.html

    anyone know what I am supposed to do with this? Do I have to change something in the WPPM file? how would I get this to work using libcurl.

    I really have no clue when it comes to pho, so I apologize. But if you can point me in the right direction I can get it to work (hopefully!) 🙂

    armageddondesign

    (@armageddondesign)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    “Fatal Error: Remote file opening disabled on this install of PHP: this plugin cannot properly function.”

    Yeah. I’ve got 1.8 and get this error sometimes. Also, with it tries to install scripts, most of the time it just says “plugin installed”, but it’s not installing the plugin.

    I’m assuming this has to deal with the fopen issue as well.

    Since one-click install caused problems on most plugins, I just have WPPM installed to see when updates are available and then install the plugins manually. Kinda defeats the purpose, but it’s better than having the stupid freaking WPPM assigning folders and files to “apache” as the user and making the files unavailable.

    Cypher

    (@cypher)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve modified WPPM to work with CURL and have tested it on my Dreamhost account and it works fine. I’ve contacted Dr. Dave about releasing the modifications, but haven’t heard back yet.

    I made the modifications to v1.7.0b which, as far as I know, is the latest.

    I could/would release the mods once Dr. Dave OK’s it..

    Regards

    armageddondesign

    (@armageddondesign)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    Well.. I’ll be watching. The minute Dave approves it, I’ll be using it. 🙂

    Thread Starter beyondelsewhere

    (@beyondelsewhere)

    21 years, 1 month ago

    I’ll be watching as well! I kind of like the WPPM for updates and to help with some installs. Thanks!!

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