When installing Joomla on a shared package, the pre-installation checklist will often show an error next to the “Magic Quotes GPC Off†value:
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joomla_magic_quotes
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To resolve this issue, use the following steps (replace USER and JOOMLAINSTALL with the username of the cPanel account and joomla install directory in question):
1. Using either cPanel file manager or SSH, navigate to the install directory of Joomla (e.g. /home/USER/public_html/JOOMLAINSTALL)
2. Open the file named “php.iniâ€. If there is no “php.ini†file in the directory, create the file and add the following:
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
3. Open the file namedâ€.htaccessâ€. If there is no “.htaccess†file in the directory, create the file and add the following:
<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
suPHP_ConfigPath /home/USER/public_html/JOOMLAINSTALL
<Files php.ini>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
</IfModule>
4. Refresh the Joomla installer and the error should be gone.
If there are any issues, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.
