Paul, This one is obviously simple, but it has caught me off-guard. This is with sqmail 1.5 svn Rev. 13786. The problem is sqmail can't access the data and attach directories. Web server write permission right? I dunno? Doesn't look like it. The WARNINGS & FATAL ERROR given by configtest.php: WARNING: You have configured PHP not to allow short tags (short_open_tag=off). This shouldn't be a problem with SquirrelMail or any plugin coded coded according to the SquirrelMail Coding Guidelines, but if you experience problems with PHP code being displayed in some of the pages and changing setting to "on" solves the problem, please file a bug report against the failing plugin. The correct contact information is most likely to be found in the plugin documentation. Checking paths... Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/local/share/sqmail/data) is not within the allowed path(s): (/srv/http/:/srv/www:/home/:/tmp/:/usr/share/pear/) in /srv/www/htdocs/squirrelmail/src/configtest.php on line 341 FATAL ERROR: Data dir (/usr/local/share/sqmail/data/) does not exist! Huh? [18:09 archangel:/srv/www/htdocs/squirrelmail] # l /usr/local/share/sqmail total 16 drwxrwx--- 2 http http 4096 2009-01-20 12:37 attach drwxrwx--- 2 http http 4096 2009-04-19 13:09 data [18:10 archangel:/srv/www/htdocs/squirrelmail] # l /usr/local/share/sqmail/data/ total 24 -rw------- 1 http http 41 2009-01-20 13:12 david.abook -rw------- 1 http http 634 2009-04-19 13:09 david.pref -rw------- 1 http http 174 2009-01-20 12:39 david.sig -rw------- 1 http http 357 2009-01-20 13:12 globaladdress [18:11 archangel:/etc/httpd/conf] # noc httpd.conf ServerRoot "/etc/httpd" Listen 80 <snip> User http Group http I am running Archlinux (shouldn't make a difference) where the web server runs as user and group http. The directories are there and both the web server and the group under which it runs has write permission. I must be doing something incredibly ridiculous here. Can you help a brother out? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users