Safe Mode On Locally - Off 'Master Value' WTH?

Server Config
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Hey,

I wanted to disable safe mode. I noticed the php.ini has safe mode to off. The php.ini that is in /etc

So how in the world is safe mode still active? We have issues where when users download a file whose user id <> the user_id of the file. So we wanted safe mode off so this garbage is no longer taking place.

How does safe mode work ‘locally’ but not ‘master’ ?

PHP info shows:

safe_modeOnOff

IF php.ini shows it as off, where is the rogue command activating ‘safe mode’ ‘locally’ ?

Thanks

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PHP is probably running as an Apache module which means some of the php.ini settings can be overruled by a .htaccess file. Look for one in the document root or in the directory that holds your PHP scripts.
More info: http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php