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    • How to use another temporary directory than "/tmp"?

    Posted by mehinger posts: 6
    My web hotel won't let me gain access to /tmp, and won't let me use .htacess to override the php.ini file. My question, is there any way I can change the code of the tikiwiki files to make it use a "tmp" directory that I do have access to, under my own root directory in my web hotel?
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    Posted by mehinger posts: 6

    Ah, sorry, I wasn't clear about this. I can't install TikiWiki at all, because TikiWiki (or the TikiWiki installer) tries to access "/tmp", which my web hotel doesn't allow.

    So, I can't use the General Settings to change the name & location of the temp file, which you suggest, because TikiWiki isn't installed yet! Which leads back to the original question, but with a slight modification: Is there someway i can make the installer use another directory than "/tmp"?

    /Magnus

    Posted by Marc Laporte posts: 1647 Canada

    Hi Magnus!

    An ugly workaround idea:
    1- Install Tiki elsewhere.
    2- Change the location of the temp file
    3- Copy over to this host

    What do you think?

    M 😉

    Posted by mehinger posts: 6
    Thanks for replying, but I chose another solution: I took my business elsewhere, to a service provider who supports TikiWiki... 😎

    Posted by mehinger posts: 6

    Alas, I wish I could. The php.ini file is somewhere deep inside the web hotel, somewhere I don't have access. And my web hotel won't let me override the open_basedir parameter by placing a .htaccess file in my TikiWiki directory.

    Any other ideas? Can I e.g. make a php.ini file of my own?

    Posted by mehinger posts: 6
    Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately that didn't cut it. I've also been in contact with my host admin, but they just said "no, that won't work"...