Comments on: How to install a PHP extension if I do not have access to the extension directory on the server? http://www.bugfindr.com/848/how-to-install-a-php-extension-if-i-do-not-have-access-to-the-extension-directory-on-the-server.html Smashing resource for tech people Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:59:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6-beta1 hourly 1 By: Sean C http://www.bugfindr.com/848/how-to-install-a-php-extension-if-i-do-not-have-access-to-the-extension-directory-on-the-server.html/comment-page-1#comment-659 Sean C Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:36:04 +0000 http://www.bugfindr.com/848/how-to-install-a-php-extension-if-i-do-not-have-access-to-the-extension-directory-on-the-server.html#comment-659 Hello, You must contact their support team and have them install it for you, since you are most likely on a shared server. Good Luck! Sean Colicchio Server Engineer Host My Site http://www.hostmysite.com/?utm_source=bb Hello,

You must contact their support team and have them install it for you, since you are most likely on a shared server.

Good Luck!
Sean Colicchio
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]]> By: voltar86 http://www.bugfindr.com/848/how-to-install-a-php-extension-if-i-do-not-have-access-to-the-extension-directory-on-the-server.html/comment-page-1#comment-658 voltar86 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:44:45 +0000 http://www.bugfindr.com/848/how-to-install-a-php-extension-if-i-do-not-have-access-to-the-extension-directory-on-the-server.html#comment-658 I can tell you as a host that most reputable hosts are going to have PHP locked down to where you're not allowed to load extensions. It is a huge security issue if you let your users load extensions, as you may have a nefarious user that attempts to load a malicious extension. Aside from that, if your host didn't secure PHP, you could try use dl() to load your extension. http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.dl.php If you get a message saying that dl() has been disabled for security reasons, or something along those lines, you may just have to ask your host if they will allow you to use dl() or if they will load the extension for you for a time period. I can tell you as a host that most reputable hosts are going to have PHP locked down to where you’re not allowed to load extensions. It is a huge security issue if you let your users load extensions, as you may have a nefarious user that attempts to load a malicious extension.

Aside from that, if your host didn’t secure PHP, you could try use dl() to load your extension. http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.dl.php

If you get a message saying that dl() has been disabled for security reasons, or something along those lines, you may just have to ask your host if they will allow you to use dl() or if they will load the extension for you for a time period.

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