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The way to enable allow_url_fopen on a phpsuexec and a non-phpsuexec server is different. To enable allow_url_fopen server wide is a security risk, however, you can turn it ON for a single domain incase it is required.

Here how it needs to be done.

• On a non phpsuexec server:

Goto the /usr/local/apache/conf/ directory,

# cd /usr/local/apache/conf/userdata

create a ‘userdata’ directory if not there and then create a directory with the accounts username inside it. Finally, you have to create a file allowurl.conf in the newly created directory.

The complete path should look like:

# pico /usr/local/apache/conf/userdata/<username>/allowurl.conf

and add the following to the file

<IfModule mod_php5.c>  

php_admin_value allow_url_fopen On 

php_admin_value allow_url_include On 

</IfModule> 

Now, edit the Apache configuration file and scroll down to the VirtualHost entry of the domain. Include the path of the above created file in it, as shown below:

Include "/usr/local/apache/conf/userdata/<username>/allowurl.conf"

Save the file and rebuild the apache configuration

# /usr/local/cpanel/bin/apache_conf_distiller --update 

# /usr/local/cpanel/bin/build_apache_conf 

# /scripts/restartsrv httpd

This will enable allow_url_fopen for that domain.

• On a PhpSuExec Or SuPHP server:

To enable allow_url_fopen on a SuPHP/PHPSuExec enabled server, copy the server side php.ini OR create a new one under the public_html directory of the domain (OR in the directory where you want to enable allow_url_fopen) i.e.

# cp /usr/local/lib/php.ini /home/<username>/public_html/

and edit the new php.ini to enable allow_url_fopen directive:

allow_url_fopen = On

Save the file and this is it.

BTW, replace “<username>” with the actual username of the domain wherever stated above.