Re: why use safe mode?

>Just wondering why some do and some don't use safe mode, It comes set to off in php.ini. Paranoia likely, I don,t know. You are talking about this in php.ini? ; Safe Mode ; safe_mode=Off You might be able to turn it off in your script? Run phpinfo(); to see if it is available. Someoen with more knowledge jump in ... I'm no expert ... but it is an idea. Chris wrote: > Why do hosting providers (or anyone for that matter) choose to run PHP with > safe mode enabled? > > I've had problems running some of my scripts when safe mode is enabled, so > now I am seeking a new hosting service because the one I'm with claims they > cannot turn safe mode off for one account. I have found a number of > providers that run PHP without safe mode. > > Just wondering why some do and some don't use safe mode, > Chris