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When trying to upload a logo to my Zen 3.1 subtheme (Appearance > Settings) I get the following error:

Warning: is_file(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/phpillr69) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/testwww/web/) in image_get_info() (line 126 of /home/testwww/web/informator/includes/image.inc). 
Warning: realpath(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp/phpillr69) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/testwww/web/) in drupal_realpath() (line 2177 of /home/testwww/web/informator/includes/file.inc). 
Warning: getimagesize(): Filename cannot be empty in image_gd_get_info() (line 349 of /home/testwww/web/informator/modules/system/image.gd.inc). 
The specified file logo.gif could not be uploaded. Only JPEG, PNG and GIF images are allowed.

It happens even though I have the paths in Configuration > Media > File System set to be inside the web root.

  • Public file system path: sites/[my directory]/files [permission 775]
  • Temporary directory: sites/[my directory]/files/tmp [permission 755]

It seems that Drupal tries to save a temporary file in /tmp/ although the temporary directory is set to something different.

How can I fix the problem to be able to upload a file?

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  • what exactly are the path you set via the drupal UI (admin/settings/file-system)?
    – nonsenz
    Jun 11, 2011 at 10:04
  • sites/[my domain]/files and sites/[my domain]/files/tmp
    – Michał Pękała
    Jun 11, 2011 at 19:43

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The key here is that PHP is attempting to create the temporary file in a public directory. If you refer to the your PHP settings, find out what is specified for the 'upload_tmp_dir'. Use a phpinfo() call to display this, also available in the Status Report by clicking on the PHP version number. This directory has special privileges that open_basedir will not block. Set your drupal temp directory to this path explicitly and it should work.

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  • Thanks codexmas. I've come up with the solution shortly before Your post. :) I had to set PHP upload_tmp_dir variable to a directory whithin open_basedir allowed path. The issue resulted from PHP's upload_tmp_dir. upload_tmp_dir is a temporary directory used during file uploads. By default it was /tmp which is outside open_basedir allowed path. Thus, the problem appeared. My open_basedir allowed for operations within /home/testwww, so setting upload_tmp_dir to /home/testwww/web/tmp solved the issue. :)
    – Michał Pękała
    Jun 24, 2011 at 12:49
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Sometimes it's caused by eaccelerator. Just remove it from PHP.

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