Osommerce Backup error Fix

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/bin/gzip) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/XXXXX/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/helihob/public_html/admin/backup.php on line 443

Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/local/bin/zip) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/XXXXX/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/helihob/public_html/admin/backup.php on line 444

The code in backup.php only looks if the file/executable of gzip and zip exist to determine if you can zip or gzip backups. Unfortunately, the open_basedir stuff was invented after that and while the file exists it won’t allow you to use it.

The remedy is to make sure backup.php thinks the file is not there. This is a bit hidden IMO, in admin/includes/application_top.php around line 40:

 
CODE
// Used in the “Backup Manager” to compress backups
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_GZIP’, ‘/usr/bin/gzip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_GUNZIP’, ‘/usr/bin/gunzip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_ZIP’, ‘/usr/local/bin/zip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_UNZIP’, ‘/usr/local/bin/unzip’);

If you change it (I think this should work) you won’t have the problem anymore:
CODE

// Used in the “Backup Manager” to compress backups
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_GZIP’, ‘gzip’); // originally: ‘/usr/bin/gzip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_GUNZIP’, ‘gunzip’); // originally ‘/usr/bin/gunzip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_ZIP’, ‘zip’); // originally: ‘/usr/local/bin/zip’);
define(‘LOCAL_EXE_UNZIP’, ‘unzip’); // originally: ‘/usr/local/bin/unzip’);

2 Comments

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  Deandra May 15, 2011 at 9:14 am

  With the bases loeadd you struck us out with that answer!

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  • 
    Mitchell September 17, 2011 at 8:22 am

    BION I’m ipmrsesed! Cool post!

    Reply