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How do I remove open_basedir in Plesk?

The following article explains how to remove open_basedir in Plesk. This may be necessary to run programs that need to access data in directories outside the directory of the program.

To remove open_basedir in Plesk, please follow these steps:

  1. Connect to your VPS using a shell (SSH) connection.
  2. Change to the root folder of your VPS using the following command:
    cd ...
  3. Create a new file using the following command:
    vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/zzz_openbasedir_removal.conf
  4. Press the insert key and enter the following information:
    <DirectoryMatch /var/www/vhosts/(.*)/httpdocs/>
         php_admin_value open_basedir none </DirectoryMatch>
  5. Press escape (ESC) to exit insert mode.
  6. Type :wq to save and exit the file.

open_basedir should now be removed from Plesk.

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