DNS, VPS and PHP Safe Mode

To quote Victor Meldew: “I don’t believe it!”. Having thought all was well in DNS-land last night, I checked again this morning to find that it had all reverted to the previous state.

Why? It’s beginning to annoy me.

I’ve once again updated the nameservers and have fingers and toes crossed. If it carries on, I will have to raise a trouble ticket. Watch this space.

Having installed WordPress the other day, I found I was getting some warnings about SAFE MODE preventing some file operations. I’ve spent a while digging around the net and have found the answer in front of me in Plesk – as usual, a user error!

If you find yourself installing WordPress, make sure you configure your web server such that PHP safe mode is set to OFF. I found a useful link that shows this step-by-step at Media Temple’s website.

Getting there.