Safe Mode

**dannyd** · 2 Oct 2007, 02:15 AM

is there any way of installing zen cart with safe mode ON ???? any patch ???

**DrByte** · 2 Oct 2007, 07:20 AM

There is one for-sure patch: Turn off safe-mode.

Keep in mind that future versions of PHP will *not* even include a safe-mode ... because it's a weak bandage giving a false sense of security to hosts who don't otherwise know how to properly secure their servers.

This begs the question: why? ie: why would you want to run your online business on a server that's got to use safe-mode in order to think they're securing the server?

I'm not trying to badmouth your server administrator; rather I'm attempting to strongly make the point that unless safe-mode is being used for a very specific reason for which there is no other solution (an unlikely situation), it shouldn't be used. And, if it is being used, you shouldn't run your business there, because there will be other security issues to which you'll be vulnerable but never have a clue about it until disaster strikes, because the big picture of security protection has been poorly implemented.

That said, Zen Cart will install and run even if Safe Mode is active; however, you run the risk of certain features not working with or without notice, and the unexpected appearance of warning or fatal errors while customers are using the site. And then there's the issue of the admin side needing to do various things that safe-mode doesn't like.

So, I guess, in short ... you can do it, but you do so at your own risk.

Maybe that's more than you wanted to hear ... sorry

**dannyd** · 2 Oct 2007, 03:21 PM

can anyone recommend a good hosting reseller that offers safemode OFF ? thats the whole reason im asking ... i found canaca.com offers hosting for $15.95/mth but Safmode needs to be ON. I want to move my dedicated server somewhere else as im paying 179 cdn/mth and its becoming expensive.