[bluephoenix]

I need a way to work around the realpath() functions in this file, as I am recieving open_basedir restriction errors. Can anyone help me, what should I replace in here (my website is http://www.mark.vacau.com and the subdomain of eXtplorer is located at http://www.mark.vacau.com/extplorer")

PHP Code:

// the filename of the eXtplorer script: (you rarely need to change this)
if($_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443 ) {
    $GLOBALS["script_name"] = "https://".$GLOBALS['__SERVER']['HTTP_HOST'].$GLOBALS['__SERVER']["PHP_SELF"];
    $GLOBALS['home_url'] = "https://".$GLOBALS['__SERVER']['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($GLOBALS['__SERVER']["PHP_SELF"]);
}
else {
    $GLOBALS["script_name"] = "http://".$GLOBALS['__SERVER']['HTTP_HOST'].$GLOBALS['__SERVER']["PHP_SELF"];
    $GLOBALS['home_url'] = "http://".$GLOBALS['__SERVER']['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($GLOBALS['__SERVER']["PHP_SELF"]);
}
$GLOBALS['home_url'] = str_replace( '/administrator', '', $GLOBALS['home_url'] );
$GLOBALS['home_dir'] = !empty( $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ) ? $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] : '.';

// Important Definitions!
define ( "_EXT_PATH", realpath(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/..') );
define ( "_EXT_FTPTMP_PATH", realpath( dirname( __FILE__ ).'/../ftp_tmp') );
if( function_exists( 'mosGetParam') || class_exists( 'jconfig')) {
    define ( "_EXT_URL", $GLOBALS['home_url']."/administrator/components/com_extplorer" );
} else {
    define ( "_EXT_URL", dirname($GLOBALS['script_name']) );
} 


The realpath functions are in the "Important Definitions" section

Thanks in advance

[Jasper]

How about changing it like this?

// Important Definitions!

PHP Code:

define ( "_EXT_PATH", realpath(dirname( __FILE__ ).'/extdir') );
define ( "_EXT_FTPTMP_PATH", realpath( dirname( __FILE__ ).'/extdir/ftp_tmp') );
if( function_exists( 'mosGetParam') || class_exists( 'jconfig')) {
    define ( "_EXT_URL", $GLOBALS['home_url']."/administrator/components/com_extplorer" );
} else {
    define ( "_EXT_URL", dirname($GLOBALS['script_name']) );
} 


(note: this may not hold the functionality you are looking for, but if so you need to be clearer about what you want to achieve)

[bluephoenix]

I want to eliminate the realpath() function, as it is restricted by php

thanks

[Jasper]

It's not. It's just not allowed to go outside the space of your account (and they would be crazy to let). At least, that's what the error you are explaining would point at. I can actually use realpath just fine even when going to /home. So perhaps your problem is in another place...

Oh and let me rephrase the question of what you want to do. You are installing extplorer and find that with the current configuration it doesn't work. You want us to provide a better configuration. In order to do so we need to know what you want to use extplorer for - if you want to use it to manage files outside your account, it's not going to be able. If you want to manage files in public_html that's a completely different story from when you want an isolated environment for extplorer. Hell, you can even use extplorer to manage parts of your database if you want to! (to add even more confusion, you can then again use SQLite and store your database as a file on your account).

[bluephoenix]

Haha, no im not trying to access files outside my account it is actually for changing files on my server when I do not have access to an ftp client. I have found that online ftp clients are not easy to use at all, compared with eXtplorer.

I wasnt entirely sure how the protection worked, but thanks for clearing that up. I ended up going through a couple of the main files replacing

PHP Code:

realpath($GLOBALS['home_url']); 


and similar with

PHP Code:

"/home/a1230698/public_html/"; 


in addition to using the changed code you provided
and it now works and doesn't spam me with errors

I also didn't know you could manage databases with it thats awesome

[Jasper]

I was just kidding with the databases (in php you can make "file access layer" that behaves like any other file access but just does whatever you made it to do, which could be changing your database, thus you could use extplorer to access your database). It can be done, but there is absolutely no advantage to doing it.

Good that you got it working - your solution is a good one, though I would personally have looked for a way to get it working with realpath, because it seems that realpath should work, but that realpath is used in such a way that does not work.

The changed code I provided did not do what you wanted, it was meant to give extplorer access to only a subfolder of the directory that file is in. So do please change that as well, or strange things might happen.

You do realise there are two different file manager application you can reach from your control panel? I am not entirely sure, but using extplorer might get you into trouble with your permissions.

[bluephoenix]

orr darn xD

ill have a go at getting it to work later with realpath, and so far it has worked with it in file mode, but if it does wreak havoc with permissions, I will switch it to ftp mode