michaeldewildt/WordPress-Backup-to-Dropbox — Issue #11: open_basedir restriction error in wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php 
Author: magitek
Created: 2011-11-27 13:13:02+00:00
State: open

Hi!

I'm getting the followig error messages in the config menu at the place where the file tree should be:

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Warning: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/customers/webs/magitek/..) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/customers/webs/magitek/:/var/customers/tmp/magitek/:/usr/share/php/:/usr/share/php5/:/usr/share/php/PEAR/) in /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php on line 37 Call Stack: 0.0055 1584264 1. {main}() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php:0 0.4333 47906936 2. do_action() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php:1551 0.4333 47909128 3. call_user_func_array() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php:405 0.4333 47909184 4. backup_to_dropbox_file_tree() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php:405 0.4339 47955160 5. include('/var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php') /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox.php:57 0.4357 47865264 6. file_exists() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php:37
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Warning: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/var/customers/webs/magitek/..) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/customers/webs/magitek/:/var/customers/tmp/magitek/:/usr/share/php/:/usr/share/php5/:/usr/share/php/PEAR/) in /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php on line 56 Call Stack: 0.0055 1584264 1. {main}() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php:0 0.4333 47906936 2. do_action() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php:1551 0.4333 47909128 3. call_user_func_array() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php:405 0.4333 47909184 4. backup_to_dropbox_file_tree() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-includes/plugin.php:405 0.4339 47955160 5. include('/var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php') /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox.php:57 0.4362 47865808 6. file_exists() /var/customers/webs/magitek/blog/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/wp-backup-to-dropbox-file-tree.php:56
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Here's a screenshot: http://bit.ly/rDlhLO

I do not have my own web server, so I can't change permissions of "/var/customers/webs/". Is there any other way to fix or patch this?

Thanks! :)